The following example shows a list of variables in the MAT file, and prompts the user for the index of
the variable to read. If the index is valid, the file is reset to the beginning, and variables read
until the selected index is reached.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include "matio.h"
int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
mat_t *matfp;
matvar_t *matvar;
int idx, num_variables;
matfp = Mat_Open(argv[1], MAT_ACC_RDONLY);
if ( NULL == matfp ) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error opening MAT file %s0, argv[1]);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
idx = 0;
while ( NULL != (matvar = Mat_VarReadNextInfo(matfp)) ) {
idx++;
printf("%3d. %s0, idx, matvar->name);
Mat_VarFree(matvar);
}
num_variables = idx;
if ( num_variables > 0 ) {
printf("Which variable would you like to read? ");
if ( 0 == fscanf(stdin,"%d",&idx) ) {
printf("Invalid variable selection!0);
} else if ( idx < 1 || idx > num_variables ) {
fprintf(stderr, "That is an invalid variable index!0);
} else {
int k;
Mat_Rewind(matfp);
for ( k = 1; k < idx; k++ ) {
matvar = Mat_VarReadNextInfo(matfp);
Mat_VarFree(matvar);
}
matvar = Mat_VarReadNext(matfp);
Mat_VarPrint(matvar, 1);
Mat_VarFree(matvar);
}
}
Mat_Close(matfp);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}