Function FILL_STRUCT

Package

Short description

Usage

    s = FILL_STRUCT(s, field, value, ...)

Input

    s (struct): Structure whose fields are to be set.
    field (char): The name of the field to set.
    value: The default value of the field.

Output

    s (struct): The structure with the default values set.

Description

    If the s.field is empty or not set, it is set to the default value 
    specified. If desired, multiple field/value pairs can be specified in the
    same function call.
function s = fill_struct(varargin)
	s = varargin{1};
	for k = 1:(nargin-1)/2
		field_name = varargin{2*(k-1)+2};
		field_value = varargin{2*(k-1)+3};
		if ~isfield(s,field_name) || isempty(getfield(s,field_name))
			s = setfield(s,field_name,field_value);

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