Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/convert2str.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/convert2str.m	(revision 17721)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/convert2str.m	(revision 17721)
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+function str = convert2str(field)
+
+	str = parsedisplay(field);
+
+end %function
+
+function str = parsedisplay(field) % {{{
+
+	%string
+	if ischar(field),
+
+		if length(field)>30;
+			%str = displayunit('not displayed');
+            str=field;
+		else
+			str = displayunit(['''' field '''']);
+		end
+
+	%cell
+    elseif iscell(field),
+		str = cell_display(field),
+
+    %structure
+	elseif isstruct(field),
+		str = struct_display(field),
+        
+	%numeric
+	elseif isnumeric(field)
+
+		%get size
+		fieldsize=size(field);
+
+		%double
+		if max(fieldsize)==1,
+			str = displayunit(num2str(field)),
+			%matrix
+		else
+			str = displayunit(['(' num2str(fieldsize(1)) 'x' num2str(fieldsize(2)) ')']),
+        end
+        
+ 	%logical
+	elseif islogical(field)
+
+		%get size
+		fieldsize=size(field);
+
+		%single value
+		if max(fieldsize)==1,
+			if (field)
+				str = displayunit('true');
+			else
+				str = displayunit('false');
+			end
+		%matrix
+		else
+			str = displayunit(name,['(' num2str(fieldsize(1)) 'x' num2str(fieldsize(2)) ')']);
+        end    
+        
+    %misc/
+    else
+        str = displayunit(field);
+
+    end
+
+end
+
+function str = displayunit(characterization)% {{{
+
+	%take care of characterization
+	if (strcmp(characterization,['''' '''']) || strcmp(characterization,'NaN')),
+		characterization='N/A';
+	end
+	if length(characterization)>15,
+		characterization=[characterization(1:12) '...'];
+    end
+    
+    str = characterization;
+	
+end% }}}
+
+function str = cell_display(field)
+
+	%initialization
+	string='{';
+
+	%go through the cell and fill string
+	if length(field)<5;
+		for i=1:length(field),
+			if ischar(field{i}),
+				string=[string ''''  field{i} ''','];
+			elseif (isnumeric(field{i}) & length(field{i})==1)
+				string=[string num2str(field{i}) ',' ];
+			else
+				string='{';
+				break
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	if strcmp(string,'{'),
+		string=['(' num2str(size(field,1)) 'x' num2str(size(field,2)) ')'];
+	else
+		string=[string(1:end-1) '}'];
+    end
+    str = string;
+    
+    %disp(sprintf(string));
+end
+
+function str = struct_display(field) % {{{
+
+	if ~isempty(fields(field))
+		displayunit('(structure)'),
+
+		structure_fields=fields(field);
+
+		for i=1:length(structure_fields),
+
+			%get current field
+			sfield=field.(structure_fields{i});
+
+			%display value
+			%parsedisplay(sfield);
+            str = sfield;
+		end
+
+	else
+		%displayunit('N/A'),
+        str = 'N/A';
+	end
+end% }}}
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/createxml.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/createxml.m	(revision 17721)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/solve/createxml.m	(revision 17721)
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+function createxml(xmlfilename,md)
+%EXTRUDEXML - output an XML file compatible with inishell for automatic gui generation
+%
+%   The routine creates an XML file that list fields from the underlying classes 
+%   in model, and that can be use to render a GUI using the java code inishell
+%
+%   Usage:
+%      createxml(md,xmlfilename)
+
+disp(['creating XML file ' xmlfilename]);
+
+%open file for binary writing
+fid=fopen(xmlfilename,'w');
+if fid==-1,
+	error(['extrudexml error message: could not open ' xmlfilename,' file for ASCII writing']);
+end
+
+%Go through all model fields: check that it is a class and call checkconsistency
+fields=properties('model');
+fprintf(fid, '<inishell_config application="ISSM prototype">\n\n'); % require header for xml file
+for i=1:length(fields), 
+	field=fields{i};
+
+	%Some properties do not need to XML rendered
+	if ismember(field,{'results' 'radaroverlay' 'toolkits' 'private'}),
+		continue;
+	end
+
+	%Check that current field is an object
+	if ~isobject(md.(field))
+		error(['field ''' char(field) ''' is not an object']);
+	end
+
+	%Create XML file for this subclass
+	createxml(md.(field),fid);
+end
+fprintf(fid, '\n\n</inishell_config>'); % require footer for xml file
+%close file
+st=fclose(fid);
+if st==-1,
+	error(['createxml error message: could not close file ' xmlfilename]);
+end