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+% DET overloads the determinant function for analysis objects.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: DET overloads the determinant function for analysis objects.
+%
+% CALL:        a = det(a1)   % only with cdata AOs
+%
+% <a href="matlab:utils.helper.displayMethodInfo('ao', 'det')">Parameters Description</a>
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: det.m,v 1.41 2011/04/19 18:48:11 ingo Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function varargout = det(varargin)
+  
+  % Check if the method was called by another method
+  callerIsMethod = utils.helper.callerIsMethod;
+  
+  % Settings
+  operatorName = 'det';
+  dxFcn = [];
+  
+  if callerIsMethod
+    in_names = {};
+  else
+    % Collect input variable names
+    in_names = cell(size(varargin));
+    for ii = 1:nargin,in_names{ii} = inputname(ii);end
+    
+    % Check if this is a call for the minfo object
+    if utils.helper.isinfocall(varargin{:})
+      varargout{1} = getInfo(varargin{3});
+      return
+    end
+    
+  end
+  
+  % Here we are forced to collect objects so that we can check that each ao
+  % is the correct type and shape for doing det.
+  [as, dummy, rest] = utils.helper.collect_objects(varargin, 'ao', in_names);
+  
+  % Check for the correct data objects: Throw an error for data2D objects.
+  as.checkDataType('data2D');
+  
+  % Check that the data of the AOs is a square matrix
+  for ii=1:numel(as)
+    if size(as(ii).data.y,1) ~= size(as(ii).data.y,2)
+      error('### The y data must be a square matrix.')
+    end
+  end
+  
+  copyObjects = nargout>0;
+  
+  % Apply method to all AOs
+  [out, pl] = ao.applymethod(copyObjects, callerIsMethod, in_names, operatorName, dxFcn, @getInfo, @getDefaultPlist, varargin{:});
+  
+  % Clear errors
+  out.clearErrors(pl);
+  
+  % set outputs
+  varargout = utils.helper.setoutputs(nargout, out); 
+  
+end
+
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Get Info Object
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function ii = getInfo(varargin)
+  
+  ii = minfo.getInfoAxis(mfilename, @getDefaultPlist, varargin);
+end
+
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Get Default Plist
+%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function plout = getDefaultPlist(set)
+  persistent pl;
+  persistent lastset;
+  if ~exist('pl', 'var') || isempty(pl) || ~strcmp(lastset, set)
+    pl = buildplist(set);
+    lastset = set;
+  end
+  plout = pl;
+end
+
+function plout = buildplist(varargin)
+  plout = plist.getDefaultAxisPlist(varargin{:});
+end
+