#include "mex.h" void mexFunction (int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[]) { char *str; mxArray *v; int found = 0; if (nrhs != 2 || ! mxIsChar (prhs[0])) mexErrMsgTxt ("Arguments must be a symbol name and a value"); str = mxArrayToString (prhs[0]); // FIXME: If variable does not exist, error is reported which prevents // subsequent mexGetArray function from working. v = mexGetArray (str, "global"); if (v) { mexPrintf ("%s is a global variable with the following value:\n", str); mexCallMATLAB (0, NULL, 1, &v, "disp"); found = 1; } if (! found) v = mexGetArray (str, "caller"); if (! found && v) { mexPrintf ("%s is a caller variable with the following value:\n", str); mexCallMATLAB (0, NULL, 1, &v, "disp"); } // WARNING!! Can't do this in MATLAB! Must copy variable first. mexPutVariable ("caller", str, prhs[1]); }