setMatrixType.m

function matrixOut = setMatrixType(matrixIn, typeString)
%int8, uint8, int16, uint16, int32, uint32, int64, uint64, single, double,
%logical

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switch typeString
    case 'int8'
        matrixOut = int8(matrixIn);    
    case 'uint8'
        matrixOut = uint8(matrixIn);
    case 'int16'
        matrixOut = int16(matrixIn);
    case 'uint16'
        matrixOut = uint16(matrixIn);
    case 'int32'
        matrixOut = int32(matrixIn);
    case 'uint32'
        matrixOut = uint32(matrixIn);
    case 'int64'
        matrixOut = int64(matrixIn);
    case 'uint64'
        matrixOut = uint64(matrixIn);
    case 'single'
        matrixOut = single(matrixIn);
    case 'float'
        matrixOut = single(matrixIn);
    case 'double'
        matrixOut = double(matrixIn);
    case 'logical'
        matrixOut = logical(matrixIn);     
end


clear matrixIn;