GetCharArray

Character array from Automation server

Synopsis

IDL Method Signature

HRESULT GetCharArray([in] BSTR varName, [in] BSTR Workspace,
    [out, retval] BSTR *mlString)

Microsoft Visual Basic Client

GetCharArray(varname As String, workspace As String) As String

MATLAB Client

str = GetCharArray(h,'varname','workspace')


Description

str = GetCharArray(h,'varname','workspace') gets the character array stored in varname from the specified workspace of the server attached to handle h and returns it in str. The values for workspace are base or global.

Examples

Get Character Input in Visual Basic .NET Client

This example shows how to pass character data between MATLAB® and a Visual Basic® .NET client. Create an application with the following code.

type getchararray.vb

Dim Matlab As Object
Dim S As String
Matlab = CreateObject("matlab.application")
MsgBox("In MATLAB, type" & vbCrLf _
    & "str='new text';")
Try
    S = Matlab.GetCharArray("str", "base")
    MsgBox("str = " & S)
Catch ex As Exception
    MsgBox("You did not set 'str' in MATLAB")
End Try

Open the MATLAB window, then type:

str='new text';

Click OK. The Visual Basic MsgBox command displays what you typed in MATLAB.

Get Character Input in VBA Client

This example shows how to pass character data between MATLAB® and a VBA client. Create an application with the following code.

type getchararray.vba

Dim Matlab As Object
Dim S As String
Set Matlab = CreateObject("matlab.application")
MsgBox("In MATLAB, type" & vbCrLf & "str='new text';")
S = Matlab.GetCharArray("str", "base")
MsgBox("str = " & S)

Open the MATLAB window, then type:

str='new text';

Click OK. The VBA MsgBox command displays what you typed in MATLAB.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a