dynare/matlab/cellofchar2mfile.m

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Matlab

function cellofchar2mfile(fname, c, cname)
% Write a cell of char in a matlab script.
%
% INPUTS
% - fname [string] name of the file where c is to be saved.
% - c [cell] a two dimensional cell of char.
%
% OUTPUTS
% None.
% Copyright © 2015-2017 Dynare Team
%
% This file is part of Dynare.
%
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%
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[pathstr,name,ext] = fileparts(fname);
if isempty(ext)
fname = [pathstr, name, '.m']
else
if ~isequal(ext, '.m')
error(['The first argument needs to be the name of a matlab script (with an .m extension)!'])
end
end
if ~iscell(c)
error('The second input argument must be a cell!')
end
if ndims(c)>2
error(['The cell passed has a second argument cannot have more than two dimensions!'])
end
variablename = inputname(2);
if isempty(variablename) && nargin<3
error(['You must pass the name of the cell (second input argument) as a string in the third input argument!'])
end
if nargin>2
if isvarname(cname)
variablename = cname;
else
error('The third input argument must be a valid variable name!')
end
end
fid = fopen(fname,'w');
fprintf(fid, '%s = %s;', variablename, writecellofchar(c));
fclose(fid);