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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/+utils/@helper/classFromStruct.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% CLASSFROMSTRUCT returns a class name that matches the structure.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: CLASSFROMSTRUCT returns a class name that matches the
+%              structure.
+%
+% CALL:        class_name  = classFromStruct(struct)
+%
+% If structure does not match any of the LTPDA classes, then 'class_name'
+% will be empty.
+%
+% INPUTS:      struct:     Structure which should be checked
+%
+% OUTPUTS:     class_name: Class name.
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: classFromStruct.m,v 1.2 2009/07/22 14:45:17 ingo Exp $
+%
+% HISTORY:     08-09-08 M Hewitson
+%                 Creation
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function varargout = classFromStruct(varargin)
+
+  if nargin < 1
+    error('### Unknown number of inputs.%s### Please use: classFromStruct(struct)', char(10))
+  end
+
+  obj_struct = varargin{1};
+  class_name = '';
+  % we must determine the class from the fieldnames
+  cls = utils.helper.ltpda_non_abstract_classes;
+  snames = fieldnames(obj_struct);
+  for jj=1:numel(cls)
+    cl = cls{jj};
+    cnames = properties(cl);
+    if numel(cnames) == numel(snames)&& all(strcmp(snames, cnames))
+      class_name = cl;
+      break;
+    end
+  end
+
+  % Set output
+  varargout{1} = class_name;
+
+end
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