Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/io/FetchData.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/io/FetchData.cpp	(revision 4637)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/io/FetchData.cpp	(revision 4638)
@@ -150,4 +150,68 @@
 }
 /*}}}*/
+/*FUNCTION FetchData(int** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref){{{1*/
+void FetchData(int** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref){
+
+	int    i;
+	double *doublevector   = NULL;
+	int    *outvector      = NULL;
+	int     outvector_rows;
+
+	if(mxIsEmpty(dataref)){
+		/*Nothing to pick up. Just initialize matrix pointer to NULL: */
+		outvector_rows=0;
+		outvector=NULL;
+	}
+	else if (mxIsDouble(dataref) ){
+
+		/*Convert matlab vector to double*  vector: */
+		MatlabVectorToDoubleVector(&doublevector,&outvector_rows,dataref);
+
+		/*Convert double vector into integer vector: */
+		outvector=(int*)xmalloc(outvector_rows*sizeof(int));
+		for(i=0;i<outvector_rows;i++)outvector[i]=(int)doublevector[i];
+	}
+	else{
+		/*This is an error: we don't have the correct input!: */
+		ISSMERROR("wrong input parameter");
+	}
+
+	/*Assign output pointers:*/
+	*pvector=outvector;
+	if (pM)*pM=outvector_rows;
+}
+/*}}}*/
+/*FUNCTION FetchData(float** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref){{{1*/
+void FetchData(float** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref){
+
+	int    i;
+	double *doublevector   = NULL;
+	float  *outvector      = NULL;
+	int     outvector_rows;
+
+	if(mxIsEmpty(dataref)){
+		/*Nothing to pick up. Just initialize matrix pointer to NULL: */
+		outvector_rows=0;
+		outvector=NULL;
+	}
+	else if (mxIsDouble(dataref) ){
+
+		/*Convert matlab vector to double*  vector: */
+		MatlabVectorToDoubleVector(&doublevector,&outvector_rows,dataref);
+
+		/*Convert double vector into float vector: */
+		outvector=(float*)xmalloc(outvector_rows*sizeof(float));
+		for(i=0;i<outvector_rows;i++)outvector[i]=(float)doublevector[i];
+	}
+	else{
+		/*This is an error: we don't have the correct input!: */
+		ISSMERROR("wrong input parameter");
+	}
+
+	/*Assign output pointers:*/
+	*pvector=outvector;
+	if (pM)*pM=outvector_rows;
+}
+/*}}}*/
 /*FUNCTION FetchData(Vec* pvector,const mxArray* dataref){{{1*/
 void FetchData(Vec* pvector,const mxArray* dataref){
Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/io/io.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/src/c/io/io.h	(revision 4637)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/io/io.h	(revision 4638)
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@
 void FetchData(double** pmatrix,int* pM,int *pN,const mxArray* dataref);
 void FetchData(Mat* pmatrix,const mxArray* dataref);
+void FetchData(int** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref);
+void FetchData(float** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref);
 void FetchData(double** pvector,int* pM,const mxArray* dataref);
 void FetchData(Vec* pvector,const mxArray* dataref);