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Re: display:not defined for class "double"


From: Ben Abbott
Subject: Re: display:not defined for class "double"
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:56:13 -0400

On Oct 24, 2011, at 2:59 PM, Loris wrote:

> Hello, 
> 
> I found that octave display function cannot show the most of the data type. 
> As example:
> 
> /octave:13> display 'pluto';
> error: display: not defined for class "char"
> error: called from:
> error:  
> C:\Octave\Octave3.4.2_gcc4.5.2\share\octave\3.4.2\m\general\display.m at
> line 37, column 5
> octave:13> display (10)
> error: display: not defined for class "double"
> error: called from:
> error:  
> C:\Octave\Octave3.4.2_gcc4.5.2\share\octave\3.4.2\m\general\display.m at
> line 37, column 5
> /
> 
> the same in matlab behave "correctly". 
> />> display 'pluto'
> pluto
>>> display (10)
> 
> ans =
> 
>    10/
> 
> Since I used display to print results in terminal window, I masked the
> function, changing call for display in call to disp(). 
> 
> Question is.. is it a bug or an expected behaviour? 
> Are there plans to fix it or make it behave like matlab in future? 
> 
> Thanks, Loris. 

Looks like a bug! If you'd like, please file a report.

        https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave

By filing the report, you'll get email updates as this is worked on. If you'd 
rather not, please let me/us know and someone else can file the report.

Ben




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