--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/+utils/@xml/getMatrix.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+
+function values = getMatrix(node)
+  
+  shape = utils.xml.getShape(node);
+  realValues = [];
+  imagValues = [];
+  
+  for jj = 1:node.getLength()
+    
+    childNode = node.item(jj-1);
+    if childNode.getNodeType == childNode.ELEMENT_NODE
+      
+      % Get node name
+      dataType = utils.xml.mchar(childNode.getNodeName());
+      
+      if strcmp(dataType, 'realData')
+        
+        % Get real data
+        realValues = getValues(childNode);
+        
+      elseif strcmp(dataType, 'imagData')
+        
+        % Get imaginary data
+        imagValues = getValues(childNode);
+        
+      else
+        
+        error('### Unexpected Node: %s', dataType);
+        
+      end
+      
+    end
+  end
+  
+  % Combine the values to complex numbers if necessary
+  if ~isempty(imagValues)
+    values = complex(realValues, imagValues);
+  else
+    values = realValues;
+  end
+  
+  % Reshape the values
+  values = reshape(values, shape);
+  
+end
+
+function values = getValues(node)
+  
+  values = [];
+  
+  % Collect all matrix lines
+  for nn = 1:node.getLength()
+    matrixNode = node.item(nn-1);
+    if matrixNode.getNodeType == matrixNode.ELEMENT_NODE
+      
+      values = [values; sscanf(utils.xml.mchar(matrixNode.getTextContent()), '%g ', [1,inf])];
+      type = utils.xml.getType(matrixNode);
+      
+      end
+  end
+  
+  % cast to other number type (if necessary)
+  values = cast(values, type);
+  
+end
+