rosReadAllFieldNames

Get all available field names from ROS point cloud

Syntax

names = readAllFieldNames(pcloud)

Description

names = readAllFieldNames(pcloud) returns all the fields that are stored in the PointCloud2 ROS message, pcloud, and returns them in names.

Input Arguments

pcloud — Point cloud

PointCloud2 message strucuture

Point cloud, specified as a PointCloud2 message structure for a 'sensor_msgs/PointCloud2' ROS or ROS 2 message.

Output Arguments

names — List of field names in PointCloud2 object

cell array of character vectors

List of field names in PointCloud2 message, returned as a cell array of character vectors. If no fields exist in the message, fieldname returns an empty cell array.

Extended Capabilities

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