% FUNCTION CHECK_PARAM(REQUIRED_PARAM, GIVEN_PARAM)

function check_param(required_param, given_param)

  for a = 1:length( required_param )
    aux( a ) = 0;
    for b = 1:length( given_param )
      aux( a ) = aux( a ) | strcmp( required_param{ a }, given_param{ b } );
    end
  end
  

if ~all(aux)
  s = sprintf('Some of the required parameters are missing:');
  v = required_param( ~aux );
  for a = 1:length( v )
    s = [ s sprintf( [ '\n  ' v{ a } ] ) ];
  end
  s = [ s sprintf( '\nAborted.') ];
  error( s );
end