code: public static int sizeOf(int type)
      {
          switch ( type )
          {
              case MatDataTypes.miINT8:
                  return miSIZE_INT8;
              case MatDataTypes.miUINT8:
                  return miSIZE_UINT8;
              case MatDataTypes.miINT16:
                  return miSIZE_INT16;
              case MatDataTypes.miUINT16:
                  return miSIZE_UINT16;
              case MatDataTypes.miINT32:
                  return miSIZE_INT32;
              case MatDataTypes.miUINT32:
                  return miSIZE_UINT32;
              case MatDataTypes.miINT64:
                  return miSIZE_INT64;
              case MatDataTypes.miUINT64:
                  return miSIZE_UINT64;
              case MatDataTypes.miDOUBLE:
                  return miSIZE_DOUBLE;
              default:
                  return 1;
          }
      }
docs: Return number of bytes for given type.
  
  @param type - <code>MatDataTypes</code>
  @return