function [mattype,rowd,cold,num,ldpim] = fminfo(mat)
% function [mattype,rowd,cold,num,ldpim] = fminfo(mat)

%   Copyright 1991-2004 MUSYN Inc. and The MathWorks, Inc.
% $Revision: 1.1.8.1 $

  largenum = 123456;
  ccla = class(mat);
  csum = sum(ccla);
  ldpim = 0;

  if csum == 635		% double
    if isempty(mat)
        flg = 3;
    else
        [nr,nc] = size(mat);
        if nr == 1 | nc == 1
            flg = -1;
        else
            flg = 0;
            states = mat(1,nc);
            if any(real(mat(2:nr-1,nc))) | any(imag(mat(2:nr-1,nc))) | ...
                any(real(mat(nr,1:nc-1))) | any(imag(mat(nr,1:nc-1)))
                flg = -2;
            elseif states < 0 | mat(nr,nc) ~= -inf
                flg = -2;
            elseif  floor(states) ~= ceil(states)
                flg = -2;
            elseif states >= min([nr,nc])-1
                flg = -2;
            end
            if flg == 0
                flg = 1;
            else
                npts = mat(nr,nc-1);
                if  floor(npts) ~= ceil(npts) | npts <= 0
                    flg = -3;
                elseif npts >= nr | mat(nr,nc) ~= inf
                    flg = -3;
                elseif  any(real(mat(npts+1:nr-1,nc))) | ...
                    any(imag(mat(npts+1:nr-1,nc))) | any(real(mat(nr,1:nc-2))) | ...
                    any(imag(mat(nr,1:nc-2)))
                    flg = -3;
                end
                if flg == -2
                    nrr = round((nr-1)/npts);
                    if nrr*npts == nr-1
                        flg = 2;
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end
  elseif csum == 414		% char
    [nr,nc] = size(mat);
    flg = 6;
  elseif csum == 230		% ss
    [nr,nc] = size(mat);
    flg = 7;
  else                          % unrecognized class
    flg = 8;
  end

  if flg < 0
      if nc==1 & nr>2
          ldpim = mat(1,1);
          if isinf(mat(2))
              nind = mat(3,1);
              if floor(ldpim)==ceil(ldpim) & ldpim>=0  & floor(nind)==ceil(nind) & nind>0
                  if nr>3*nind+3
                      pp = mat(4:3*nind+3);
                      if all(floor(pp)==ceil(pp))
                          if all(pp(2*nind+1:3*nind)>=0)
                              if nr==sum(abs(pp(nind+1:2*nind)).*pp(2*nind+1:3*nind))+3*nind+3
                                  flg = 4;
                              end
                          end
                      end
                  end
              end
          end
      end
  end

  if flg < 0
%   constant matrix
    mattype = 'cons';
    rowd = nr;
    cold = nc;
    num = 0;
  elseif flg == 1
%   system matrix
    mattype = 'syst';
    rowd = nr-1-states;
    cold = nc-1-states;
    num = states;
  elseif flg == 2
%   varying matrix
    mattype = 'vary';
    rowd = nrr;
    cold = nc-1;
    num = npts;
  elseif flg == 3
%   empty matrix
    mattype = 'empt';
    rowd = 0;
    cold = 0;
    num = 0;
  elseif flg == 4
%   pim
    mattype = 'pckd';
    if ldpim == largenum % used to say == 1
        rowd = pp(nind+1:2*nind);
        cold = pp(2*nind+1:3*nind);
        num = pp(1:nind);
        [dum,idx] = sort(num);
        rowd = rowd(idx);
        cold = cold(idx);
        num = dum;
    else
        rowd = pp(nind+1:2*nind);
        cold = pp(2*nind+1:3*nind);
        num = pp(1:nind);
        [dum,idx] = sort(num);
        numc1 = rem(num,ldpim);
        loc = find(numc1==0);
        lloc = length(loc);
        if lloc>0
            numc1(loc) = ldpim*ones(lloc,1);
        end
        num = [numc1 floor((pp(1:nind)-1)/ldpim)+1];
        num = num(idx,:);
        rowd = rowd(idx);
        cold = cold(idx);
    end
  elseif flg == 6
%   MATLAB character string, treated same as constant matrix
    mattype = 'cons';
    rowd = nr;
    cold = nc;
    num = 0;
  elseif flg == 7
%   MATLAB ss object
    mattype = 'ssob';
    rowd = nr;
    cold = nc;
    num = size(mat.a,1);
  elseif flg == 8
%   other MATLAB object
    mattype = ['unknown (' ccla ')'];
    rowd = size(mat,1);
    cold = size(mat,2);
    num = 0;
  end