Multichannel Systems MATLAB Manual - Manual (Page 19)

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3.3 mcs_GetEntities.m: Summary of Functionality:
mcs_GetEntities is a function to generate a vector of entity numbers of entities with a given
characteristic.
mcs_GetEntities uses ns_GetFileInfo to produce the structure FileInfo. FileInfo contains
information about EntityCount, needed to call ns_GetEntityInfo. ns_GetEntityInfo retrieves
general entity information and type of entity saved in the structure EntityInfo that contains
EntityLabel, EntityType and ItemCount.
Usage:
[entities] = mcs_GetEntities (hFile,stream_name, varargin)
Description:
Generates a vector of entity numbers that belongs to the stream with the name stream_name
and possible of a certain entity type given in varargin from the data file referenced by hFile.
Parameters:
hFile Handle/Identification number to an open file stream_name
for example 'elec0001', 8 letter: stream name with: 4 letters name,
4 digits stream number.
varargin Variable length input argument list, "variable argument in" (optional)
number of entity type.
Return Values:
entities Array of entity numbers.