[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56885] fminsearch should accept a function name as first input argument

[Markus Mützel]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56885>

                 Summary: fminsearch should accept a function name as first
input argument
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mmuetzel
            Submitted on: Thu 12 Sep 2019 05:48:33 PM CEST
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Joel Lapin
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

For Matlab compatibility [1], fminsearch should accept a char array with a
function name for the objective function.

As recently mentioned on the help mailing list [2], Octave currently needs a
function handle.
Also the documentation isn't clear on what input is accepted.

[1]: https://de.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/fminsearch.html#bvadxhn-1-fun
[2]:
https://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Issue-with-fminsearch-function-td4693803.html




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