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Name: Writing C Functions in MATLAB (MEX-Files)
ID: m12348
Language: English (en)
Summary: This is a basic guide to writing mex files for MATLAB in C. This guide gives a simple background of some the MATLAB mex features so that learning to write mex files can be quick and easy.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: c functions, c language, fast functions in matlab, matlab, mex
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0
Authors: Jason Laska (laska@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Jason Laska (laska@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Jason Laska (laska@rice.edu), Robert Morrison (rlmorris@uiuc.edu), Douglas L. Jones (dl-jones@uiuc.edu)
Latest version: 1.2 (history)
First publication date: Jul 17, 2004 6:17 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Aug 1, 2004 5:46 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.2 Aug 1, 2004 5:46 pm -0500 by Jason Laska
Changes: 
Fixed Some Typos
Version: 1.1 Aug 1, 2004 5:00 pm -0500 by Jason Laska
Changes: 
First Version
-Shows the purpose of a mex-function
-Step through of how a Mex-File is organized
-How to use some basic functions from the mex.h library
-List of other useful functions

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