readargs.m

Nonlinear dynamical factor analysis Matlab package

function args = readargs(varargin),
% READARGS Process the variable length input argument list

varargin = varargin{1};

if (length(varargin) == 1) & (isstruct(varargin{1})),
  args = varargin{1};
elseif (mod(length(varargin), 2) ~= 0),
  if ~(isstruct(varargin{1})),
    error('Keyword arguments should appear in pairs');
  else
    args = varargin{1};
    for k=2:2:length(varargin),
      if ~ischar(varargin{k})
	error('Keyword argument names must be strings.');
      end
      eval(sprintf('args.%s = varargin{k+1};', varargin{k}));
    end
  end
else
  args = struct(varargin{:});
end