--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@minfo/getEncodedString.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+
+function info = getEncodedString(obj)
+  
+  % Make some plausibility checks
+  if numel(obj) > 1
+    error('### It is not possible to encode more than one minfo objects.');
+  end
+%   if ~isempty(obj.children)
+%     error('### It is not possible to encode an minfo object with children.');
+%   end
+  if ~isempty(obj.sets)
+    warning('LTPDA:ENCODE_MINFO', '!!! Can not encode the sets of the minfo object (mname: %s)', obj.mname);
+  end
+  if ~isempty(obj.plists)
+    warning('LTPDA:ENCODE_MINFO', '!!! Can not encode the plists of the minfo object (mname: %s)', obj.mname);
+  end
+  
+  sep  = '#';
+  info = '';
+  
+  info = [info sep obj.mname];
+  info = [info sep obj.mclass];
+  info = [info sep obj.mcategory];
+  info = [info sep utils.xml.prepareVersionString(obj.mversion)];
+  
+  args = [obj.argsmin obj.argsmax obj.outmin obj.outmax];
+  info = [info sep utils.xml.mat2str(args)];
+  
+  if (obj.modifier) 
+    info = [info sep 'true'];
+  else
+    info = [info sep 'false'];
+  end
+  info = [info sep 'dummy']; % version dummy. We have to keep it for backwards compatibility.
+  
+  info = [info sep obj.description];
+  
+end