func (f *File) writeArray(value reflect.Value, dimensions ...uint) (*C.mxArray, error) {
var kind reflect.Kind
if value.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
kind = value.Type().Elem().Kind()
} else {
kind = value.Kind()
}
classid, ok := kindClassMapping[kind]
if !ok {
return nil, errors.New("encountered an unsupported data type")
}
// NOTE: Do we need a proper conversion from uint to C.size_t?
array := C.mxCreateNumericArray(C.size_t(len(dimensions)),
(*C.size_t)(unsafe.Pointer(&dimensions[0])), classid, C.mxREAL)
if array == nil {
return nil, errors.New("cannot create an array")
}
parray := unsafe.Pointer(C.mxGetPr(array))
if parray == nil {
C.mxDestroyArray(array)
return nil, errors.New("cannot create an array")
}
size, ok := classSizeMapping[classid]
if !ok {
return nil, errors.New("encountered an unsupported data type")
}
if value.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
if err := writeSlice(value, parray, size); err != nil {
C.mxDestroyArray(array)
return nil, err
}
} else {
if err := writeScalar(value, parray); err != nil {
C.mxDestroyArray(array)
return nil, err
}
}
return array, nil
}
func (f *File) readArray(array *C.mxArray, ivalue reflect.Value) error {
parray := unsafe.Pointer(C.mxGetPr(array))
if parray == nil {
return errors.New("cannot read the variable")
}
count := C.mxGetM(array) * C.mxGetN(array)
size, ok := classSizeMapping[C.mxGetClassID(array)]
if !ok {
return errors.New("encountered an unsupported data type")
}
if ivalue.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
return readSlice(ivalue, parray, count, size)
} else {
if count != 1 {
return errors.New("expected to find a scalar")
}
return readScalar(ivalue, parray)
}
}
