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+++ b/m-toolbox/classes/@plotter/char.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
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+% CHAR convert a plotter object into a string.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%
+% DESCRIPTION: CHAR convert a plotter object into a string.
+%
+% CALL:        string = char(obj)
+%
+% VERSION:     $Id: char.m,v 1.2 2010/12/12 08:29:00 hewitson Exp $
+%
+% HISTORY:     04-06-2008 M Hewitson
+%                 Creation
+%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+function varargout = char(varargin)
+  
+  objs = utils.helper.collect_objects(varargin(:), 'plotter');
+
+  pstr = '';
+  for ii = 1:numel(objs)
+
+    pp   = objs(ii);
+        
+    % data class
+    N = numel(pp.data);
+    for kk=1:N
+      d = pp.data{kk};
+      pstr = [pstr  sprintf('%s [%s]', d.name, class(d))];
+      if kk< N
+        pstr = [pstr ' / '];
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  %%% Prepare output
+  varargout{1} = pstr;
+end
+