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cellArray.m
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% cellArray.m
%
% usage: var = cellArray(var,<numLevels>)
% by: justin gardner
% date: 04/05/07
% purpose: when passed a single structure it returns it as a
% cell array of length 1, if var is already a cell array just
% passes it back. numLevels controls how many levels of
% cell array you want, usually this would be one, but
% if you wanted to make sure you have a cell array of cell
% arrays then set it to two.
%
%
% e.g.:
% c = cellArray('this')
%
function var = cellArray(var,numLevels)
% check arguments
if ~any(nargin == [1 2])
help cellArray
return
end
if ieNotDefined('numLevels'),numLevels = 1;,end
% make the variable name
varName = 'var';
for i = 1:numLevels
% for each level make sure we have a cell array
% if not, make it into a cell array
if ~iscell(eval(varName))
tmp = var;
clear var;
var{1} = tmp;
end
% test the next level
varName = sprintf('%s{1}',varName);
end