shared-snippets/matlab/catalog/findCatalogColumn.m

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% Copyright © 2022 ACK Cyfronet AGH, Poland.
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%
function columnIdx = findCatalogColumn(catalog, colName)
% FINDCATALOGCOLUMN Find the index of a column in a catalog
%
% columnIdx = FINDCATALOGCOLUMN(catalog, colName) returns the index of
% the column with the specified name within the given catalog structure.
% The catalog is expected to be an array of structures where each
% structure has a 'field' representing the column name.
%
% Example:
% catalog(1).field = 'ID'; catalog(2).field = 'Time';
% idx = findCatalogColumn(catalog, 'Time');
% % Result: idx = 2
%
% Note: This function is intended to be used in conjunction with other
% catalog processing functions.
%
% See also: EXTRACTCOLUMNS.
for c = 1:length(catalog)
if strcmp(catalog(c).field, colName)
columnIdx = c;
break;
end
end
if exist('columnIdx') ~= 1
error('no column named %s', colName);
end
end