Call C++ code from MATLAB?

Question

I have some code which I need to code in C++ due to heavy reliance on templates. I want to call this code from MATLAB: basically, I need to pass some parameters to the C++ c

Answer 1

It's certainly possible to write C++ MEX files which use STL and boost. In general, you should be able to do anything you please inside a C++ MEX file. The main practical restriction is that MATLAB already ships with a bunch of libraries, so if you're using one of the boost pieces that needs a shared library (some are header-only), you'll need to match the version you compile against with that shipping with MATLAB.

For instance, MATLAB R2009b ships with boost 1.36 (you can tell by looking at the names of the libraries in /bin/).