static int serialize_sparse(void *_pvCtx, int *_piAddr, int **_piBuffer, int *_piBufferSize, BOOL _bData)
{
    int iRet = 0;
    int iRows = 0;
    int iCols = 0;
    int iItemCount = 0;
    int *piRowCount = 0;
    int *piColPos = 0;
    int iComplex = 0;

    double *pdblR = NULL;
    double *pdblI = NULL;

    int *piOut = NULL;
    int iOutLen = 0;

    if (_bData)
    {
        //sparse

        iComplex = isVarComplex(_pvCtx, _piAddr);
        if (iComplex)
        {
            iRet = getAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(_pvCtx, _piAddr, &iRows, &iCols, &iItemCount, &piRowCount, &piColPos, &pdblR, &pdblI);
        }
        else
        {
            iRet = getAllocatedSparseMatrix(_pvCtx, _piAddr, &iRows, &iCols, &iItemCount, &piRowCount, &piColPos, &pdblR);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        //boolean sparse
        iRet = getAllocatedBooleanSparseMatrix(_pvCtx, _piAddr, &iRows, &iCols, &iItemCount, &piRowCount, &piColPos);
    }

    if (iRet)
    {
        return 1;
    }

    //5 -> 4 for header + 1 for item count
    iOutLen = 5 + iRows + iItemCount;

    if (_bData)
    {
        iOutLen += iItemCount * (iComplex + 1) * sizeof(double) / sizeof(int);
    }

    piOut = (int *)MALLOC(iOutLen * sizeof(int));

    piOut[0] = _bData ? sci_sparse : sci_boolean_sparse;
    piOut[1] = iRows;
    piOut[2] = iCols;
    piOut[3] = iComplex;
    piOut[4] = iItemCount;

    memcpy(piOut + 5, piRowCount, iRows * sizeof(int));
    memcpy(piOut + 5 + iRows, piColPos, iItemCount * sizeof(int));

    if (_bData)
    {
        int iOne = 1;
        double *pRealData = (double *)(piOut + 5 + iRows + iItemCount);

        C2F(dcopy) (&iItemCount, pdblR, &iOne, pRealData, &iOne);
        if (iComplex)
        {
            double *pImgData = pRealData + iItemCount;

            C2F(dcopy) (&iItemCount, pdblI, &iOne, pImgData, &iOne);
        }
    }

    *_piBuffer = piOut;
    *_piBufferSize = iOutLen;

    if (_bData)
    {
        if (iComplex)
        {
            freeAllocatedSparseMatrix(piRowCount, piColPos, pdblR);
        }
        else
        {
            freeAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(piRowCount, piColPos, pdblR, pdblI);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        freeAllocatedBooleanSparse(piRowCount, piColPos);
    }

    return 0;
}
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
void freeAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(int* _piNbItemRows, int* _piColPos, double* _pdblReal, double* _pdblImg)
{
	freeAllocatedSparseMatrix(_piNbItemRows, _piColPos, _pdblReal);
	FREE(_pdblImg);
}
int sparseExample(char *fname,unsigned long fname_len)
{
	SciErr sciErr;
	int* piAddr = NULL;
	int iType   = 0;
	int iRet    = 0;

    CheckInputArgument(pvApiCtx, 1, 1);
    CheckOutputArgument(pvApiCtx, 0, 1);

	sciErr = getVarAddressFromPosition(pvApiCtx, 1, &piAddr);
	if(sciErr.iErr)
	{
		printError(&sciErr, 0);
		return 0;
	}

	if(isSparseType(pvApiCtx, piAddr))
	{
		int iRows           = 0;
		int iCols           = 0;
		int iNbItem         = 0;
		int* piNbItemRow	= NULL;
		int* piColPos       = NULL;
		double* pdblReal	= NULL;
		double* pdblImg		= NULL;

		if(isVarComplex(pvApiCtx, piAddr))
		{
			iRet = getAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(pvApiCtx, piAddr, &iRows, &iCols, &iNbItem, &piNbItemRow, &piColPos, &pdblReal, &pdblImg);
			if(iRet)
			{
				freeAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal, pdblImg);
				return iRet;
			}

			sciErr = createComplexSparseMatrix(pvApiCtx, InputArgument + 1, iRows, iCols, iNbItem, piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal, pdblImg);
			if(sciErr.iErr)
			{
				freeAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal, pdblImg);
				printError(&sciErr, 0);
				return sciErr.iErr;
			}

			freeAllocatedComplexSparseMatrix(piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal, pdblImg);
		}
		else
		{
			iRet = getAllocatedSparseMatrix(pvApiCtx, piAddr, &iRows, &iCols, &iNbItem, &piNbItemRow, &piColPos, &pdblReal);
			if(iRet)
			{
				freeAllocatedSparseMatrix(piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal);
				return iRet;
			}

			sciErr = createSparseMatrix(pvApiCtx, InputArgument + 1, iRows, iCols, iNbItem, piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal);
			if(sciErr.iErr)
			{
				freeAllocatedSparseMatrix(piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal);
				printError(&sciErr, 0);
				return sciErr.iErr;
			}

			freeAllocatedSparseMatrix(piNbItemRow, piColPos, pdblReal);
		}
		AssignOutputVariable(1) = InputArgument + 1;
	}
	else
	{
		AssignOutputVariable(1) = 0;
	}
	return 0;
}