--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/+utils/@xml/getNumber.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+function values = getNumber(node)
+  
+  shape = utils.xml.getShape(node);
+  type  = utils.xml.getType(node);
+  
+  if any(shape==0)
+    
+    % Special case for an empty double.
+    values = zeros(shape);
+    
+  else
+    
+    if  strcmp(type, 'double') || strncmp(type, 'uint', 4) || strncmp(type, 'int', 3) || ...
+        strcmp(type, 'single') || strcmp(type, 'float') || strcmp(type, 'logical')
+      
+      % Get the values direct from the node content
+      numberStr = utils.xml.mchar(node.getTextContent());
+      if (numberStr(1) == '[')
+        values = eval(numberStr);
+      else
+        values = sscanf(numberStr, '%g ');
+      end
+      
+      % Cast to correct type
+      if ~strcmp(type, 'double')
+        values = cast(values, type);
+      end
+      
+    elseif strcmp(type, 'doubleVector')
+      
+      % Get vector
+      values = utils.xml.getVector(node);
+      
+    elseif strcmp(type, 'doubleMatrix')
+      
+      % Get matrix
+      values = utils.xml.getMatrix(node);
+      
+    else
+      
+      error('### Unknown number type [%s]', type);
+      
+    end
+    
+    % Reshape the values
+    values = reshape(values, shape);
+    
+  end
+  
+end