read_envihdr.m

function info = read_envihdr(hdrfile)
% READ_ENVIHDR read and return ENVI image file header information.
%   INFO = READ_ENVIHDR('HDR_FILE') reads the ASCII ENVI-generated image
%   header file and returns all the information in a structure of
%   parameters.
%
%   Example:
%   >> info = read_envihdr('my_envi_image.hdr')
%   info =
%          description: [1x101 char]
%              samples: 658
%                lines: 749
%                bands: 3
%        header_offset: 0
%            file_type: 'ENVI Standard'
%            data_type: 4
%           interleave: 'bsq'
%          sensor_type: 'Unknown'
%           byte_order: 0
%             map_info: [1x1 struct]
%      projection_info: [1x102 char]
%     wavelength_units: 'Unknown'
%           pixel_size: [1x1 struct]
%           band_names: [1x154 char]
%
%   NOTE: This function is used by ENVIREAD to import data.

fid = fopen(hdrfile);
while fid
    line = fgetl(fid);
    if line == -1
        break
    else
        eqsn = findstr(line,'=');
        if ~isempty(eqsn)
            param = strtrim(line(1:eqsn-1));
            param(findstr(param,' ')) = '_';
            value = strtrim(line(eqsn+1:end));
            if isempty(str2num(value))
                if ~isempty(findstr(value,'{')) && isempty(findstr(value,'}'))
                    while isempty(findstr(value,'}'))
                        line = fgetl(fid);
                        value = [value,strtrim(line)];
                    end
                end
                eval(['info.',param,' = ''',value,''';'])
            else
                eval(['info.',param,' = ',value,';'])
            end
        end
    end
end
fclose all;
end