Class handling .cif formatted files

The @cif class enables easy access to the crystallographic data stored in .cif files.
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Matlab class handling .cif data. It simply reads a .cif file into a Matlab class making accessible all fields stored in the .cif fil. Access to any field of the .cif file is possible simply using the Matlab .(dot) notation.
Example:
MyCifFile = cif('file.cif');
lattice_par = [MyCifFile.cell_length_a MyCifFile.cell_length_b MyCifFile.cell_length_c];
The above example extracts the lattice parameters from a .cif file.

For the .cif file format specification see:
http://www.iucr.org/resources/cif

Cite As

Sandor Toth (2026). Class handling .cif formatted files (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/43266-class-handling-cif-formatted-files), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2014b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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Version Published Release Notes
1.3.0.0

Added fieldnames() function and able to load .cif file from the given URL.

1.2.0.0

Small bug fixes.

1.0.0.0