ismatfile

Checks if filename a valid .mat file

Syntax

  • [tf, ver, header] = ismatfile(filename)

Input argument

  • filename - a string: .mat filename.

Output argument

  • tf - a logical: true if it is a valid .mat file.

  • ver - a string array: version of .mat file ("-v7.3", "-v7" or "-v6").

  • header - a string array: header of .mat file (date).

Description

ismatfile checks if filename a valid .mat file.

Bibliography

Thanks to MATIO library (http://sourceforge.net/projects/matio/).

Example

A = ones(3, 4);
savemat([tempdir(), 'example_loadmat-v7.3.mat'], 'A', '-v7.3')
savemat([tempdir(), 'example_loadmat-v7.mat'], 'A', '-v7')
savemat([tempdir(), 'example_loadmat-v6.mat'], 'A', '-v6')
[tf, ver] = ismatfile([tempdir(), 'example_loadmat-v7.3.mat'])
[tf, ver] = ismatfile([tempdir(), 'example_loadmat-v7.mat'])
[tf, ver] = ismatfile([tempdir(), 'example_loadmat-v6.mat'])
[tf, ver, header] = ismatfile([tempdir(), 'example_not_existing.mat'])

See also

isnh5file, loadmat.

History

Author

Allan CORNET

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