%DOESBLOCKEXIST Check existence of block in Simulink model
%
% RES = doesblockexist(MDLNAME, BLOCKADDRESS) is a logical result that 
% indicates whether or not the block BLOCKADDRESS exists within the 
% Simulink model MDLNAME.
%
% Author::
%  Joern Malzahn, (joern.malzahn@tu-dortmund.de)
%
% See also symexpr2slblock, distributeblocks.

% Copyright (C) 2012-2013, by Joern Malzahn
%
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% The code generation module emerged during the work on a project funded by
% the German Research Foundation (DFG, BE1569/7-1). The authors gratefully 
% acknowledge the financial support.

function [res] = doesblockexist(mdlName, blockAddress)
 
wasntLoaded = 0;
if ~bdIsLoaded(mdlName)
    load_system(mdlName)
    wasntLoaded = 1;
end

blockList = find_system(mdlName);
blockList = strfind(blockList,blockAddress);
emptyList = cellfun(@isempty,blockList);
res = any(~emptyList);


if wasntLoaded
    close_system(mdlName)
end

