Re: is_complex_nd_array() ?

[jjg]

I am sorry to keep on about this


Max Brister wrote
> 
> What you have here is an octave_value containing a Matrix (which is
> also an NDArray).
> 

No, what I have in an N-dimensional array which might be a matrix.  
A 3 dimensional array is not a matrix, a 2 dimensional array is a 
matrix.  The set of N-dimensional arrays includes the 2-dimensional 
arrays so it includes the matrices.  Were the function is_nd_array()
to exist then it would be right and proper that it return true for a
matrix. Since a matrix is an N-dimensional array.

But it is borderline insane that is_matrix(A) is true for an N-dimensional 
array with N>2, when anyone in the street will tell you that it should be 
false.  Absolutely bonkers.

The octave dev team can do as they wish of course.  Perhaps

  #define TRUE FALSE

or 

  #define malloc(x) free(x)

in a global header file would be fun.






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