function a = iscellofchar(b)

% Returns true iff ```b``` is a cell of char.
%
% INPUTS
% - b [any]
%
% OUTPUTS
% - a [bool]

% Copyright © 2012-2017 Dynare Team
%
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%
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a = true;

if ndims(b)>2
    error(['iscellofchar: Input argument ''' inputname(1) ''' has to be a two dimensional cell array!'])
end

[n,m] = size(b);
p = numel(b);
q = 0;

for i=1:m
    for j=1:n
        if ischar(b{j,i})
            q = q + 1;
        end
    end
end

if ~isequal(q,p)
    a = false;
end