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[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59377] Command syntax could be more clearly d
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John W. Eaton |
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[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59377] Command syntax could be more clearly documented |
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Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:20:59 -0400 (EDT) |
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Update of bug #59377 (project octave):
Item Group: Missed Error or Warning => Documentation
Summary: Undocumented behavior for size, possibly a missed
error or warning => Command syntax could be more clearly documented
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Follow-up Comment #1:
It's a general feature of the langauge that could probably be more clearly
documented. If you call any function using "command" syntax, like
size 12345
It is parsed and evaluated as if you had written
size ("12345")
Any update to the docs should also attempt to explain the weird rules for
Matlab compatible parsing of these kinds of expressions. For example,
Inf -13 %% => Inf ('-13') => invalid call to Inf
Inf - 13 %% => subtraction => Inf() - 13
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