function peakmask = getpeaks(w)
   %GETPEAKS return mask for peak values for a waveform
   %     PEAKMASK = GETPEAKS(WAVEFORM)
   %     returns a mask of all maximums in the waveform.
   %
   %   Input Arguments
   %       WAVEFORM: waveform object  (SINGLE WAVEFORM)
   %
   %   Output
   %       PEAKMASK: a mask of all local maximums within the waveform.
   %       This mask can then be used to reference the peak points in a
   %       waveform
   %
   %   a MASK is a logical array the same size as the waveform's data,
   %   where the value is TRUE when that data point is a peak, and is zero
   %   otherwise.
   %
   %   in some cases, it may be preferable to get the peakmask for the
   %   absolute value of the data, that way both highs and lows are marked.
   %
   % See also WAVEFORM/HILBERT
   
   % AUTHOR: Celso Reyes, Geophysical Institute, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks
   % $Date$
   % $Revision$
   
   if ~isscalar(w)
      error('Waveform:getpeaks:tooManyWaveforms',...
         'getpeaks can only be used with individual waveforms');
   end
   BiggerLeft = [(w.data(1:end-1) >= w.data(2:end)); true];
   BiggerRight = [true ; (w.data(1:end-1) < w.data(2:end))];
   peakmask = (BiggerLeft & BiggerRight);
end