mxIsNumeric (C) - Determine whether mxArray is numeric - MATLAB (original) (raw)

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Determine whether mxArray is numeric

C Syntax

#include "matrix.h" bool mxIsNumeric(const mxArray *pm);

Description

Call mxIsNumeric to determine whether the specified array contains numeric data. If the array has a storage type that represents numeric data, thenmxIsNumeric returns logical 1 (true). Call mxGetClassID to determine the storage type. These class IDs represent storage types for arrays that can contain numeric data:

• mxDOUBLE_CLASS
• mxSINGLE_CLASS
• mxINT8_CLASS
• mxUINT8_CLASS
• mxINT16_CLASS
• mxUINT16_CLASS
• mxINT32_CLASS
• mxUINT32_CLASS
• mxINT64_CLASS
• mxUINT64_CLASS

Otherwise, mxIsNumeric returns logical 0 (false).

Input Arguments

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pm — MATLAB array

const mxArray*

Pointer to an mxArray array, specified as const mxArray*.

Examples

See these examples in_`matlabroot`_/extern/examples/refbook:

• phonebook.c

Version History

Introduced before R2006a