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+function SizeIn = SizeInByte(InDataType)
+// function SizeIn = SizeInByte(InDataType)
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+// #RNU_RES_B
+// Returns the size in bytes of the input data type.
+//
+// Input data:
+// InDataType: input data type. It can be: 
+//    'float'   
+//    'double'
+//    'floatComplex*'
+//    'doubleComplex*'
+//
+// Output data:
+// SizeIn: size in bytes of the input data type.
+//
+// #RNU_RES_E
+// Status:
+// 12-May-2007 -- Nutricato Raffaele: Author.
+//
+// Copyright 2007 Raffaele Nutricato.
+// Contact: raffaele.nutricato@tiscali.it
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ------------------------------
+// --- Check input arguments. ---
+// ------------------------------
+SCI2CNInArgCheck(argn(2),1,1);
+
+if (InDataType == 'float')
+   SizeIn = 4;
+elseif (InDataType == 'double')
+   SizeIn = 8;
+elseif (InDataType == 'floatComplex*')
+   SizeIn = 8;
+elseif (InDataType == 'doubleComplex*')
+   SizeIn = 16;
+else
+   error('Unknown data type: '+InDataType);
+end
+endfunction