mtimesx_sparse(a,transa,b,transb)

% mtimesx_sparse does sparse matrix multiply of two inputs
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%  Function:    mtimesx_sparse
%  Filename:    mtimesx_sparse.m
%  Programmer:  James Tursa
%  Version:     1.00
%  Date:        September 27, 2009
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%--
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% mtimesx_sparse is a helper function for mtimesx and is not intended to be called
% directly by the user.
% 
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function result = mtimesx_sparse(a,transa,b,transb)
if( transa == 'N' )
    if( transb == 'N' )
        result = a * b;
    elseif( transb == 'G' )
        result = a * conj(b);
    elseif( transb == 'T' )
        result = a * b.';
    else
        result = a * b';
    end
elseif( transa == 'G' )
    if( transb == 'N' )
        result = conj(a) * b;
    elseif( transb == 'G' )
        result = conj(a) * conj(b);
    elseif( transb == 'T' )
        result = conj(a) * b.';
    else
        result = conj(a) * b';
    end
elseif( transa == 'T' )
    if( transb == 'N' )
        result = a.' * b;
    elseif( transb == 'G' )
        result = a.' * conj(b);
    elseif( transb == 'T' )
        result = a.' * b.';
    else
        result = a.' * b';
    end
else
    if( transb == 'N' )
        result = a' * b;
    elseif( transb == 'G' )
        result = a' * conj(b);
    elseif( transb == 'T' )
        result = a' * b.';
    else
        result = a' * b';
    end
end
end