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mexGetVariablePtr

Get read-only pointer to variable from specified workspace

Fortran Syntax

Arguments

workspace
   Specifies which workspace you want mexGetVariablePtr to search. The possible values are:

base
Search for the variable in the base workspace
caller
Search for the variable in the caller's workspace
global
Search for the variable in the global workspace

varname
   Name of the variable to copy. (Note that this is a variable name, not an mxArray pointer.)

Returns

A read-only pointer to the mxArray on success. Returns 0 on failure.

Description

Call mexGetVariablePtr to get a read-only pointer to the specified variable varname from the specified workspace. This command is useful for examining an mxArray's data and characteristics. If you need to change data or characteristics, use mexGetVariable (along with mexPutVariable) instead of mexGetVariablePtr.

See Also

mexGetVariable


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