mxGetClassName (C)

Class of mxArray as string

Use mxGetClassName for classes defined without a classdef statement.

C Syntax

#include "matrix.h"
const char *mxGetClassName(const mxArray *pm);

Description

mxGetClassName returns the class of an mxArray. The class identifies the kind of data the mxArray is holding. For example, if pm points to a logical mxArray, mxGetClassName returns logical.

mxGetClassID is similar to the mxGetClassName function.

• mxGetClassID returns the class as an integer identifier, as described in mxClassID.

• mxGetClassName returns the class as a string, as described in mxIsClass.

Input Arguments

pm — MATLAB array

const mxArray*

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

Output Arguments

name — Class name

const char*

Class name, specified as const char*.

Examples

To open an example, type:

edit([fullfile(matlabroot,"extern","examples","mex","filename")]);

where filename is:

• mexfunction.c

To open an example, type:

edit([fullfile(matlabroot,"extern","examples","mx","filename")]);

where filename is:

• mxisclass.c

Version History

Introduced before R2006a