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| mxCreateString |
Create a 1-by-n character array initialized to the specified string
Fortran Syntax
integer*4 function mxCreateString(str) character*(*) str
Arguments
strmxArray's initial data.
Returns
Acharacter array initialized to str if successful, 0 otherwise.
Description
UsemxCreateString to create a character mxArray initialized to str. Many MATLAB functions (for example, strcmp and upper) require character mxArray inputs.
Free the character mxArray when you are finished using it. To free a character mxArray, call mxFreeMatrix.