Pass Arrays Examples

print2darray Function

The print2darray function in the shrlibsample library displays the values of a 2-D array with three columns and a variable number of rows. The my2d parameter is a two-dimensional array of double. The len parameter is the number of rows.

EXPORTED_FUNCTION void print2darray(double my2d[][3],int len)
{
    int indxi,indxj;
    for(indxi=0;indxi<len;++indxi) 
    {
        for(indxj=0;indxj<3;++indxj)
        {
            mexPrintf("%10g",my2d[indxi][indxj]);
        }
        mexPrintf("\n");
    }
}

Convert MATLAB Array to C-Style Dimensions

This example shows how to pass data stored columnwise in a MATLAB® array to a C function that assumes a row-by-column format.

Load the library containing the print2darray function.

if not(libisloaded('shrlibsample'))
    addpath(fullfile(matlabroot,'extern','examples','shrlib'))
    loadlibrary('shrlibsample')
end

Create a MATLAB array with 4 rows and 3 columns.

m = reshape(1:12,4,3)

m = 4×3

     1     5     9
     2     6    10
     3     7    11
     4     8    12

Display the values. The first column is [1 4 7 10] instead of [1 2 3 4].

calllib('shrlibsample','print2darray',m,4)

         1         2         3
         4         5         6
         7         8         9
        10        11        12

ans = 4×3

     1     5     9
     2     6    10
     3     7    11
     4     8    12

Transpose m to get the desired result.

calllib('shrlibsample','print2darray',m',4)

         1         5         9
         2         6        10
         3         7        11
         4         8        12

ans = 3×4

     1     2     3     4
     5     6     7     8
     9    10    11    12

multDoubleArray Function

The multDoubleArray function in the shrlibsample library multiplies each element of an array by three. The function uses a single subscript (linear indexing) to navigate the input array.

EXPORTED_FUNCTION void multDoubleArray(double *x,int size)
{
    /* Multiple each element of the array by 3 */
    int i;
    for (i=0;i<size;i++)
    *x++ *= 3;
}

The MATLAB^® function signature is:

Return Type	Name	Arguments
doublePtr	multDoubleArray	(doublePtr, int32)

Preserve 3-D MATLAB Array

This example shows how a C function changes the dimensions of a MATLAB® array, and how to restore its shape.

Load the library.

if not(libisloaded('shrlibsample'))
    addpath(fullfile(matlabroot,'extern','examples','shrlib'))
    loadlibrary('shrlibsample')
end

Create a 2-by-5-by-2 input array and display its dimensions.

vin = reshape(1:20,2,5,2);
vs = size(vin)

vs = 1×3

     2     5     2

Call multDoubleArray to multiply each element. Display the dimensions of the output.

vout = calllib('shrlibsample','multDoubleArray',vin,20);
size(vout)

ans = 1×2

     2    10

Restore the original shape.

vout = reshape(vout,vs);
size(vout)

ans = 1×3

     2     5     2