MATLAB Application Program Interface Reference

Get the number of elements in the ir, pr, and (if it exists) pi arrays

integer*4 function mxGetNzmax(pm)
integer*4 pm

Arguments

Pointer to a sparse mxArray.

Returns

The number of elements allocated to hold nonzero entries in the specified sparse mxArray, on success. Returns an indeterminate value on error. The most likely cause of failure is that pm points to a full (nonsparse) mxArray.

Description

Use mxGetNzmax to get the value of the nzmax field. The nzmax field holds an integer value that signifies the number of elements in the ir, pr, and, if it exists, the pi arrays. The value of nzmax is always greater than or equal to the number of nonzero elements in a sparse mxArray. In addition, the value of nzmax is always less than or equal to the number of rows times the number of columns.

As you adjust the number of nonzero elements in a sparse mxArray, MATLAB often adjusts the value of the nzmax field. MATLAB adjusts nzmax in order to reduce the number of costly reallocations and in order to optimize its use of heap space.