Generalized use of {} versus () for iso-lines depending on operating system

lib/+artoa/+controller/+track/+trajectoryOutput/plotTopographicalLines.m

 function [topographicalLineHandles] = plotTopographicalLines(pAxesHandle)
+% OLAF's      Version: 2020b, PCWIN64   (o)
+% Cathrine's  Version: 2020a, PCWIN64   (0)
+% Lewins's    Version: 2020a, Linux     {o}
+%
 %PLOTSOUNDSOURCELINES Summary of this function goes here
 %   Detailed explanation goes here
 
@@ -13,6 +17,18 @@ if ~artoa.controller.file.loadEtopoFile( ...
     return;
 end
 
+if strcmp(computer,'PCWIN64')
+    paraOpen = '(';
+    paraClose = ')';
+elseif strcmp(computer,'Linux')
+	paraOpen = '{';
+    paraClose = '}';
+end
+
+	paraOpen = '{';    % this is absurd, my standalone laptop needed (), now, hooked up to the docking station I need {}
+    paraClose = '}';
+ 
+
 %% Plot topographical lines
 
 % make handle the current axes
@@ -22,16 +38,26 @@ hold(pAxesHandle, 'on');
 topographicalLineHandles = cell(length(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines), 1);
 
 for o = 1:length(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines)
-    if isnan(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines{o}) ...
-        | (ischar(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines{o}) && strcmp(strip(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines{o}), ''))
+%     if isnan(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines(o)) ...
+%         | (ischar(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines(o)) && ...
+%         strcmp(strip(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines(o)), ''))
+      if isnan(eval(['artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines',paraOpen,num2str(o),paraClose])) ...
+          | (ischar(eval(['artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines',paraOpen,num2str(o),paraClose])) && ...
+          strcmp(strip(eval(['artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines',paraOpen,num2str(o),paraClose])), ''))   
     continue;
     end
     try
-        if ischar(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines{o})
-            lineValue = str2double(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines{o});
+%         if ischar(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines(o))
+%             lineValue = str2double(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines(o));
+%         else
+%             lineValue = artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines(o);
+%         end
+        if ischar(eval(['artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines',paraOpen,num2str(o),paraClose]))
+            lineValue = str2double(eval(['artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines',paraOpen,num2str(o),paraClose]));
         else
-            lineValue = artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines{o};
+            lineValue = eval(['artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines',paraOpen,num2str(o),paraClose]);
         end
+        
         [~, topographicalLineHandles{o}] = contourm( ...           
                 artoaDataInput.etopo.Z, ...
             artoaDataInput.etopo.refvec, ...
@@ -40,7 +66,7 @@ for o = 1:length(artoaWorkspace.trajectoryOutput.topographicalLines)
             'LabelSpacing', 400 ...
             );
     catch
-        warning('There was an error on plotting topographical lines. Kindly ignore this warning if your zoomed area does not contain any topograpical lines.');
+        warning('There was an error on plotting topographical lines. Kindly ignore this warning if your zoomed area does not contain any of the topograpical lines.');
     end
 end