mxGetClassName (Fortran)

Class of mxArray as string

Use mxGetClassName for classes defined without a classdef statement.

Fortran Syntax

#include "fintrf.h"
character*(*) mxGetClassName(pm)
mwPointer 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.

mxGetClassName is similar to the mxGetClassID function.

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

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

Input Arguments

pm — MATLAB array

mwPointer

Pointer to an mxArray array, specified as mwPointer.

Output Arguments

name — Class name

character*(*)

Class name, specified as character*(*).

Version History

Introduced before R2006a