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+## Copyright (C) 2009 Lukas F. Reichlin
+##
+## This file is part of LTI Syncope.
+##
+## LTI Syncope is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+## the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+## (at your option) any later version.
+##
+## LTI Syncope is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+## but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+## GNU General Public License for more details.
+##
+## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+## along with LTI Syncope. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+## -*- texinfo -*-
+## @deftypefn {Function File} {@var{bool} =} isdt (@var{sys})
+## Determine whether LTI model is a discrete-time system.
+##
+## @strong{Inputs}
+## @table @var
+## @item sys
+## LTI system.
+## @end table
+##
+## @strong{Outputs}
+## @table @var
+## @item bool = 0
+## @var{sys} is a continuous-time system.
+## @item bool = 1
+## @var{sys} is a discrete-time system or a static gain.
+## @end table
+## @end deftypefn
+
+## Author: Lukas Reichlin <lukas.reichlin@gmail.com>
+## Created: September 2009
+## Version: 0.1
+
+function bool = isdt (ltisys)
+
+ if (nargin != 1)
+ print_usage ();
+ endif
+
+ bool = (ltisys.tsam != 0);
+
+endfunction