Converting Parameter from mxArray to a C-Style String

2020 3 11
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I have a mexfunction where I input a total of 3 parameters: two double floating point values and one with a string of characters. My question is how do I take the string parameter and convert it to a C or C++ string so I can use it in the C++ file?

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James Tursa
James Tursa 2020-3-11
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Is the string parameter a char type using single quotes ' ' (in which case the answer will be easy), or is it a string class type using double quotes " " (in which case the answer is more work)?
Jerome Richards
Jerome Richards 2020-3-11
I am passing it in double quotes. In MATLAB, I have:
mex my_mexfile.cpp
my_mexfile(x, y, "My String");
and in my C++ Mexfile, I have:
void mexFunction(int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[])
{
const mxArray *pm = prhs[2];
char* str = (char*)malloc(15);
mwSize len = 15;
int v = mxGetString(pm, str, len);
printf("%s\n", str);
}
prhs[2] is what contains the string of characters. Whey I try reading and printing it, it displays completely random characters. What am I doing wrong?

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James Tursa
James Tursa 2020-3-11
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If it is a single quote ' ' char array, then just
char *cp;
cp = mxArrayToString(prhs[2]);
If it is a double quote " " string class variable, then a bit more work:
mxArray *mx;
char *cp;
if( mexCallMATLAB(1, &mx, 1, (mxArray **)(prhs+2), "char") ) {
mexErrMsgTxt("Unable to convert input string to char");
}
cp = mxArrayToString(mx);
mxDestroyArray(mx);
The way to tell if an input is one or the other is:
if( mxIsChar(prhs[2]) ) {
/* do the char stuff */
} else if( mxIsClass( prhs[2], "string" ) ) {
/* do the string stuff */
} else {
mexErrMsgTxt("Third input needs to be char or string");
}
cp will point to a C-style string. When you are done using it, it is good programming practice to free it:
mxFree(cp);

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