std_checkdesign.m

% STD_CHECKDESIGN - Check if STUDY design is compatible with EEGLAB
%                     2-categorical factor statistics
% Usage:
%   >> [STUDY] = std_checkdesign(STUDY, designind);
%
% Inputs:
%   STUDY      - EEGLAB STUDY set
%   designind  - [integer] design index
%
% Authors: Arnaud Delorme

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function retVal = std_checkdesign(STUDY, designind)

if nargin < 2
    help std_checkdesign;
    return;
end

retVal = 1;
if length(STUDY.design(designind).variable) > 2 && any(cellfun(@(x)length(x)>1, {STUDY.design(designind).variable(3:end).value} )) ... % it is OK to have more than 2 var if single value
    || ( ~isempty(STUDY.design(designind).variable) && any(strmatch('continuous', {STUDY.design(designind).variable.vartype })))   % not OK to have continuous variables
    warndlg2( [ 'These plotting functions cannot process this design.' 10 ...
        'This design either has more than 2 categorical variables' 10 ...
        'or it uses one continuous variable. To process this' 10 ...
        'design, use the new LIMO EEG tools.' ]);
    retVal = 0;
end