private void WriteDataHeader(Type t)
{
//type of contents
writeStream.Write(MatfileHelper.MatlabArrayTypeNumber(t));
//store position, so we can later overwrite this placeholder
dataLengthStartPosition = writeStream.BaseStream.Position;
//add placeholder for size
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
{
writeStream.Write((byte)0xcc);
}
}
private void WriteFlags(Type arrayElementDataType)
{
//write 4 values for flag block
//Array flags use uint32 data type
writeStream.Write(MatfileHelper.MatlabDataTypeNumber(typeof(UInt32)));
//flag block length (always 8)
writeStream.Write((int)8);
//array class
writeStream.Write(MatfileHelper.MatlabArrayTypeNumber(arrayElementDataType));
//padding (always 0)
writeStream.Write((int)0);
}
