function val = isa(hndl,type)
%SCRIBEHANDLE/ISA

%   Copyright (c) 1984-98 by The MathWorks, Inc.
%   $Revision: 1.6 $  $Date: 1998/09/16 17:23:08 $
%   J.H. Roh & B.A. Jones 4-25-97.

if strcmpi(class(hndl), type)
   val = 1;
else
   val = builtin('isa',hndl,type);
end
