string example

int stringExample(char *fname,unsigned long fname_len)
{
    SciErr sciErr;
    int* piAddr = NULL;
    int iType   = 0;
    int iRet    = 0;

    CheckRhs(1,1);
    CheckLhs(0,1);

    sciErr = getVarAddressFromPosition(pvApiCtx, 1, &piAddr);
    if(sciErr.iErr)
    {
        printError(&sciErr, 0);
        return 0;
    }

    if(isStringType(pvApiCtx, piAddr))
    {
        if(isScalar(pvApiCtx, piAddr))
        {
            char* pstData = NULL;

            iRet = getAllocatedSingleString(pvApiCtx, piAddr, &pstData);
            if(iRet)
            {
                freeAllocatedSingleString(pstData);
                return iRet;
            }

            iRet = createSingleString(pvApiCtx, Rhs + 1, pstData);
            if(iRet)
            {
                freeAllocatedSingleString(pstData);
                return iRet;
            }
            freeAllocatedSingleString(pstData);
        }
        else
        {
            int iRows       = 0;
            int iCols       = 0;
            char** pstData  = NULL;

            iRet = getAllocatedMatrixOfString(pvApiCtx, piAddr, &iRows, &iCols, &pstData);
            if(iRet)
            {
                freeAllocatedMatrixOfString(iRows, iCols, pstData);
                return iRet;
            }

            sciErr = createMatrixOfString(pvApiCtx, Rhs + 1, iRows, iCols, pstData);
            if(sciErr.iErr)
            {
                freeAllocatedMatrixOfString(iRows, iCols, pstData);
                printError(&sciErr, 0);
                return sciErr.iErr;
            }
            freeAllocatedMatrixOfString(iRows, iCols, pstData);
        }

        LhsVar(1) = Rhs + 1;
    }
    else
    {
        LhsVar(1) = 0;
    }
    return 0;
}

a = "Scilab";
b = ["New","Scilab";"API","functions"];
if stringExample(a) <> a then pause, end
if stringExample(b) <> b then pause, end