function [varargout] = read_16bit(varargin)

% READ_16BIT read a stream of 16 bit values and converts them to doubles
% This function is designed for EDF files and is implemented as mex
% file for efficiency.
%
% Use as
%   [dat] = read_16bit(filename, offset, numwords);
%
% See also READ_24BIT

% Copyright (C) 2007, Robert Oostenveld
%
% This file is part of FieldTrip, see http://www.fieldtriptoolbox.org
% for the documentation and details.
%
%    FieldTrip is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
%    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
%    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
%    (at your option) any later version.
%
%    FieldTrip is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
%    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
%    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
%    GNU General Public License for more details.
%
%    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
%    along with FieldTrip. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
%
% $Id$

% remember the original working directory
pwdir = pwd;

% determine the name and full path of this function
funname = mfilename('fullpath');
mexsrc  = [funname '.c'];
[mexdir, mexname] = fileparts(funname);

try
  % try to compile the mex file on the fly
  warning('trying to compile MEX file from %s', mexsrc);
  cd(mexdir);
  mex(mexsrc);
  cd(pwdir);
  success = true;

catch
  % compilation failed
  disp(lasterr);
  error('could not locate MEX file for %s', mexname);
  cd(pwdir);
  success = false;
end

if success
  % execute the mex file that was just created
  funname   = mfilename;
  funhandle = str2func(funname);
  [varargout{1:nargout}] = funhandle(varargin{:});
end

