From 71e89f19f9c3578ba2c135b1221a0ce0b2d362f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ehennestad <ehennestad@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:23:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Fix bug when exporting scalar text (#652)

* Add unittest for this bug

* Update mapData2H5.m

* Update read_indexed_column.m

* Fix broken test

* add test-requirement

* Update unittest

* Remove test

* Remove utility method

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Co-authored-by: Ben Dichter <ben.dichter@gmail.com>
---
 +io/mapData2H5.m | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/+io/mapData2H5.m b/+io/mapData2H5.m
index 363c0e22..0e33cfe6 100644
--- a/+io/mapData2H5.m
+++ b/+io/mapData2H5.m
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 unlimited_size = H5ML.get_constant_value('H5S_UNLIMITED');
 %determine space size
 if ischar(data)
-    if ~forceArray && size(data,1) == 1
+    if ~forceArray && (size(data,1) == 1 || isempty(data))
         sid = H5S.create('H5S_SCALAR');
     else
         dims = size(data, 1);