Mat_VarReadInfo — Reads the information for a specific variable in a MATLAB MAT file.
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Description
The Mat_VarReadInfo() function reads the information for the variable name in the open MAT file.
Examples
#include "matio.h"
int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
mat_t *matfp;
matvar_t *matvar;
matfp = Mat_Open(argv[1], MAT_ACC_RDONLY);
if ( NULL == matfp ) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error opening MAT file %s0, argv[1]);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
matvar = Mat_VarReadInfo(matfp, "x");
if ( NULL != matvar ) {
Mat_VarPrint(matvar);
Mat_VarFree(matvar);
}
Mat_Close(matfp);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
Name
Mat_VarReadInfo — Reads the information for a specific variable in a MATLAB MAT file.
Return Values
If the variable was found in the MAT file and the information about the variable successfully read, a
pointer to the MATLAB variable structure is returned. If the variable was not found, or there was an
error reading the variable information, NULL is returned.
See Also
Mat_VarRead(3), Mat_VarReadNextInfo(3), Mat_VarPrint(3) Debian September 12, 2019 MAT_VARREADINFO(3)
Synopsis
#include<matio.h>matvar_t*Mat_VarReadInfo(mat_t*matfp, constchar*name);
