matfile_varreadnext

Reads next variable in a Matlab V5 binary MAT-file.

Calling Sequence

[name[, value[, vartype]]] = matfile_varreadnext(fd)

Arguments

fd Real:file descriptor (returned by matfile_open).

: :name String: name of the variable read or “” if reading failed. : :value Any Scilab type: value of the variable read or an empty

matrix if reading failed.

: :vartype Real: type of the variable if reading succeeds or:

• 0: if the variable type is unknown.
• -1: if end of file has been reached.

:

Description

Reads next variable in a Matlab binary MAT-file opened by matfile_open.

See Also

• matfile_open Opens a Matlab V5 binary MAT-file.
• matfile_close Closes a Matlab V5 binary MAT-file.
• matfile_varwrite Write a variable in a Matlab V5 binary MAT-file.
• matfile_listvar Lists variables of a Matlab V5 binary MAT-file.

Bibliography

This function uses MATIO library ( ``http://sourceforge.net/projects/matio/_ ).