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Re: Cell array changes for Octave
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A Scottedward Hodel |
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Re: Cell array changes for Octave |
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Tue, 07 May 2002 10:55:09 -0500 |
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On 5/7/02 8:10 AM, "Cai Jianming" <address@hidden> wrote:
>> * Should we implement lists as a special case of Cell arrays? I
>> think yes, but maybe there is a reason not to? Should lists be
>> marked as deprecated and removed in a future version of Octave?
>
> Actually, I don't see the need for lists once we have proper support for
> cell arrays. In fact, passing of parameters for functions should be done via
> cells, as done in Matlab.
>
> Regards,
> Jianming
lists are used in my octave "legacy" code. Sure, I could rewrite it, but
backward compatibility would be a nice feature to keep, if at all possible.
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