Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.m	(revision 15369)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.m	(revision 15370)
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@
 			end
 		end % }}}
-		function scalar=typetoscalar(obj) % {{{
+		function scalartype=typetoscalar(obj) % {{{
 			if strcmpi(obj.type,'scalar'),
-				scalar=0;
+				scalartype=0;
 			elseif strcmpi(obj.type,'vertex'),
-				scalar=1;
+				scalartype=1;
+			elseif strcmpi(obj.type,'matrix'),
+				scalartype=1;
+			else error([obj.type ' not supported yet!']);
 			end
 		end % }}}