/// <summary>
/// Fetch a variable from MATLAB into an 32-bit integer.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="variableName">Exact case-sensitive name in MATLAB.</param>
/// <param name="clearAfterRetrieving">Indicates wether the variable should
/// be deleted after the data has been retrieved.</param>
/// <returns>32-bit integer</returns>
public static int MatlabVariableToInteger(string variableName, bool clearAfterRetrieving)
{
object o = MatlabServer.GetVariable(variableName, "base");
var r = Convert.ToInt32(o);
if (clearAfterRetrieving)
{
MatlabInterface.Execute("clear " + variableName);
}
return(r);
}
/// <summary>
/// Initialize the COM Automation Server.
/// </summary>
public static void InitializeMatlab()
{
Type matlabType = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Matlab.Desktop.Application");
MatlabServer = (IMLApp)Activator.CreateInstance(matlabType);
// set directory
var dir = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + @"\MATLAB";
MatlabInterface.Execute(@"cd('" + dir + @"');");
// delete all variables in memory and clear screen
MatlabInterface.Execute(@"clear;clc;");
}
/// <summary>
/// Transfer an array of strings (holding data as integer, float, or double) to MATLAB - creating a vector.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="strArray"></param>
/// <param name="nameInMatlab"></param>
/// <param name="executeNow"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string ArrayToMatlabVector(string[] strArray, string nameInMatlab, bool executeNow)
{
var command = new StringBuilder();
command.Append(nameInMatlab + " = [");
foreach (var str in strArray)
{
command.Append(str);
command.Append(str != strArray.Last() ? " " : "];");
}
if (executeNow)
{
MatlabInterface.Execute(command.ToString());
}
return(command.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Transfer an array of double-precision values into MATLAB.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dblArray"></param>
/// <param name="nameInMatlab"></param>
/// <param name="executeNow"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string ArrayToMatlabVector(double[] dblArray, string nameInMatlab, bool executeNow)
{
var command = new StringBuilder();
command.Append(nameInMatlab + " = [");
foreach (var i in dblArray)
{
var g = Math.Round(i, 2);
var gStr = g.ToString("F");
command.Append(gStr);
command.Append(i != dblArray.Last() ? " " : "];");
}
if (executeNow)
{
MatlabInterface.Execute(command.ToString());
}
return(command.ToString());
}