# HG changeset patch
# User John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
# Date 1270835953 14400
# Node ID fcf6341a8cab698f72b8c49f9e6634579f83c94f
# Parent  f13bf183a003f1734783f224bf64437e7c47255d
octave_char_matrix::mex_get_data: new function

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-04-09  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* ov-ch-mat.h (octave_char_matrix::mex_get_data): New function.
+	Addresses bug #29475.
+
 2010-04-09  Judd Storrs  <jstorrs@gmail.com>
 
 	* utils.cc (isvarname): Keywords are not valid variable names.
diff --git a/src/ov-ch-mat.h b/src/ov-ch-mat.h
--- a/src/ov-ch-mat.h
+++ b/src/ov-ch-mat.h
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
 
   void print_raw (std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax = false) const;
 
+  // Unsafe.  This function exists to support the MEX interface.
+  // You should not use it anywhere else.
+  void *mex_get_data (void) const { return matrix.mex_get_data (); }
+
   mxArray *as_mxArray (void) const;
 
   octave_value map (unary_mapper_t umap) const;