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mxIsNumeric (C)

Determine whether mxArray is numeric

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

Examples

See these examples in matlabroot/extern/examples/refbook:

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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