External Interfaces Reference

mxDuplicateArray

Make deep copy of array

C Syntax

• #include "matrix.h"
  mxArray *mxDuplicateArray(const mxArray *in);
  

Arguments

in
   Pointer to the mxArray that you want to copy.

Returns

Pointer to a copy of the array.

Description

mxDuplicateArray makes a deep copy of an array, and returns a pointer to the copy. A deep copy refers to a copy in which all levels of data are copied. For example, a deep copy of a cell array copies each cell, and the contents of the each cell (if any), and so on.

Examples

See mexget.c in the mex subdirectory of the examples directory and phonebook.c in the refbook subdirectory of the examples directory.

For additional examples, see mxcreatecellmatrix.c, mxgetinf.c, and mxsetnzmax.c in the mx subdirectory of the examples directory.

mxDestroyArray

mxFree

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