embedding MATLAB into C++ and vice versa

Hi all,

I would like to know if there are books or materials that explain how to create/implement interactions between MATLAB and C++.

Thanks in advance, Vigen

Answer 1

[Wayne King]

Have you looked at the MATLAB documentation for this?

For example:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/matlab_external/f23224.html

Answer 2

[Ken Atwell]

The first thing you need to decide is, which language will be the caller and which the callee? That is, will you start your program from MATLAB and call into C++, or will you start from C++ and call into MATLAB? Depending on the answer, the tools you use will be different.

• If you are starting from C++ and calling into MATLAB, MATLAB Engine is probably what you want. If you have a license of MATLAB Compiler, that is another option.
• If you are starting in MATLAB and calling C++, your options are MEX-Files and loadlibary. If you are on Windows, .NET and COM objects may be further options.

Here is the starting point in the MATLAB documentation for much of this: <http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/matlab_external/bp_kqh7.html>

Good luck.