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+++ b/functions/@memmapdata/ndims.m
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+% NDIMS - number of dimension of memory mapped underlying array
+%
+% Author: Arnaud Delorme, SCCN, INC, UCSD, Nov. 2008
+
+% Copyright (C) 2008 Arnaud Delorme, SCCN, INC, UCSD
+%
+% This file is part of EEGLAB, see http://www.eeglab.org
+% for the documentation and details.
+%
+% Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+% modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+%
+% 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+% this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+%
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+% this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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+%
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+% ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
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+
+function s = ndims(a)
+    
+    if ~strcmpi(a.fileformat, 'transposed')
+        if a.data.Format{2}(3) == 1, s = 2;
+        else                         s = 3;
+        end
+    else
+        if a.data.Format{2}(2) == 1, s = 2;
+        else                         s = 3;
+        end
+    end