--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@data2D/setXunits.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+% SETXUNITS Set the property 'xunits'.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: Set the property 'xunits'.
+%
+% CALL:              obj.setXunits('units');
+%              obj = obj.setXunits('units'); create copy of the object
+%
+% INPUTS:      obj   - must be a single data2D object.
+%              units - unit object or a valid string which can be transformed
+%                      into a unit object.
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: setXunits.m,v 1.10 2011/07/12 13:35:02 mauro Exp $
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function varargout = setXunits(varargin)
+
+  obj = varargin{1};
+  val = varargin{2};
+
+  % decide whether we modify the object, or create a new one.
+  obj = copy(obj, nargout);
+
+  % set 'xunits'
+  if isempty(val)
+    obj.xunits = unit();
+  elseif ischar(val)
+    obj.xunits = unit(val);
+  elseif iscell(val)
+    obj.xunits = val{1};
+  else
+    obj.xunits = val;
+  end
+
+  varargout{1} = obj;
+end
+