[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59167] line() does not accept mixed struct and property/value arguments

[Rik]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59167>

                 Summary: line() does not accept mixed struct and
property/value arguments
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: rik5
            Submitted on: Tue 22 Sep 2020 02:25:42 PM PDT
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 2 - Minor
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: dev
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Matlab allows mixed arguments to graphics functions such as


line ([0, 1], [0, 1], 'LineStyle', ':', struct ('Linewidth', 3), 'Color',
'k')


Octave throws an error on the same code


octave:1> line ([0, 1], [0, 1], 'LineStyle', ':', struct ('Linewidth', 3),
'Color', 'k')
error: line: invalid number of PROPERTY / VALUE pairs
error: called from
    __line__ at line 55 column 5
    line at line 84 column 10


I suspect that it is not just line.m, but that most of the graphics functions
have a problem with this syntax.

I've marked the severity as minor since there are easy workarounds and there
haven't been users crying out for this feature.





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