tt_valscheck.m

function ok = tt_valscheck(vals)
%TT_VALSCHECK Checks for valid values.
%
%  TT_VALSCHECK(S) throws an error if S is not a valid values
%  array, which means that S is a column array.
%
%  X = TT_VALSCHECK(S) returns true if S is a valid and false otherwise.
%
%MATLAB Tensor Toolbox.
%Copyright 2015, Sandia Corporation.

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if isempty(vals)
    ok = true;
elseif ndims(vals) == 2 && size(vals,2) == 1
    ok = true;
else
    ok = false;
end

if ~ok && nargout == 0
    error('Values must be a column array');
end