parseInput.m

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%%    Eotvos Quantum Transport Utilities - parseInput
%    Copyright (C) 2009-2015 Peter Rakyta, Ph.D.
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%> @file parseInput.m
%> @brief This function parses the input file containing the input parameters.
%
%> @brief This function parses the input file containing the input parameters.
%> @param filename A string containing the absolute path to the file containing the input data.
%> @return [1] An instance of structure #Opt.
%> @return [2] An instance of structure #param.
%%
function [ Opt, param ] = parseInput( filename )

if isempty( filename )
    error( 'EQuUs:parseInput', 'Input filename is empty.')
end

if isempty( which(filename) )
    error( 'EQuUs:parseInput', ['Input file "', filename,'" not found.'])
end

% determine the filter type
[directory, name, ext] = fileparts(which(filename));

    if strcmpi( ext, '.xml' )
        [Opt, param] = XMLinput( filename );
    else
        error('EQuUs:parseInput', ['Unrecognized file type: ', ext]);
    end

end