Vastly simplify ver checks

- Also fixes tests.
NeurodataWithoutBorders · May 26, 2023 · af0db0a · af0db0a
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commit af0db0a
Showing 1 changed file with 1 addition and 8 deletions.
diff --git a/+io/parseDataset.m b/+io/parseDataset.m
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@
 
         switch datatype.Class
             case 'H5T_STRING'
-                versionNumber = getMatlabVersionNumber();
-                assert(~isnan(versionNumber));
-                if versionNumber < 9.8
+                if verLessThan('MATLAB', '9.8')
                     % MATLAB 2020a fixed string support for HDF5, making
                     % reading strings "consistent" with regular use.
                     data = data .';
@@ -84,9 +82,4 @@
     end
     H5D.close(did);
     H5F.close(fid);
-end
-
-function versionNumber = getMatlabVersionNumber()
-    VersionInfo = ver('MATLAB');
-    versionNumber = str2double(VersionInfo.Version);
 end