function d = det2x2(x)

% DET2X2 computes determinant of matrix x, using explicit analytic definition
% if size(x,1) < 4, otherwise use MATLAB det-function

% Copyright (C) 2012, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, NL
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% $Id$

persistent warning_once
if isempty(warning_once) || ~warning_once
  % the mex file is many times faster than the matlab implementation, hence that is preferred
  % but now we use the matlab implementation as a fallback
  warning_once = true;
  warning('Could not locate the MEX file "%s.%s"', mfilename, mexext);
end

siz = size(x);
if all(siz(1:2)==2)
  d = x(1,1,:,:).*x(2,2,:,:) - x(1,2,:,:).*x(2,1,:,:);
elseif all(siz(1:2)==3)
  d = x(1,1,:,:).*x(2,2,:,:).*x(3,3,:,:) - ...
      x(1,1,:,:).*x(2,3,:,:).*x(3,2,:,:) - ...
      x(1,2,:,:).*x(2,1,:,:).*x(3,3,:,:) + ...
      x(1,2,:,:).*x(2,3,:,:).*x(3,1,:,:) + ...
      x(1,3,:,:).*x(2,1,:,:).*x(3,2,:,:) - ...
      x(1,3,:,:).*x(2,2,:,:).*x(3,1,:,:);
elseif numel(siz)==2
  d = det(x);
else
  ft_error('not implemented');
  % write for loop for the higher dimensions, using normal inv
end
