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+%{
+**********************************************************************
+
+Copyright (c) 2003-2017 ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+This copy of Ice is licensed to you under the terms described in the
+ICE_LICENSE file included in this distribution.
+
+**********************************************************************
+%}
+
+function r = stringToProtocolVersion(s)
+    tokens = regexp(s, '^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$', 'tokens');
+    if isempty(tokens)
+        throw(MException('Ice:ArgumentException', 'expecting a version in X.Y format'));
+    end
+    r = Ice.ProtocolVersion(str2num(tokens{1}{1}), str2num(tokens{1}{2}));
+end