parsebvmrk.m

% parsebvmrk() - convert Brain Vision Data Exchange format marker
%                configuration structure to EEGLAB event structure
%
% Usage:
%   >> EVENT = parsebvmrk(MRK);
%
% Inputs:
%   MRK   - marker configuration structure
%
% Outputs:
%   EVENT - EEGLAB event structure
%
% Author: Andreas Widmann, University of Leipzig, 2007

% Copyright (C) 2007 Andreas Widmann, University of Leipzig, widmann@uni-leipzig.de
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% $Id: parsebvmrk.m 37 2007-06-26 12:56:17Z andreaswidmann $

function EVENT = parsebvmrk(MRK)

for idx = 1:size(MRK.markerinfos, 1)
    [mrkType mrkDesc EVENT(idx).latency EVENT(idx).duration  EVENT(idx).channel EVENT(idx).bvtime visible] = ...
        strread(MRK.markerinfos{idx, 1}, '%s%s%f%d%d%d%s', 'delimiter', ',');
    EVENT(idx).bvmknum = MRK.markerinfos{idx, 2};
    EVENT( idx ).visible = char( visible );

    if strcmpi(mrkType, 'New Segment') || strcmpi(mrkType, 'DC Correction')
        EVENT(idx).type = 'boundary';
    else
        EVENT(idx).type = char(mrkDesc);
    end

    EVENT(idx).code = char(mrkType);
    EVENT(idx).urevent = idx;
end