Re: Whitespace question, [zeros (1, 2), ones (1, 2)]

[Mike Miller]

On Sat, 5 Nov 2005, Paul Roberts wrote:

> I think that the problem in this case is the way octave parses array 
> declarations. In an array declaration, whitespace is treated as an 
> element delimiter. For example:
>
> > > > a = [1 2 3]
> a =
>
>  1  2  3
>
> So when you try:
>
> > > > [ones (1,2)]
>
> octave treats it like
>
> > > > [ones,(1,2)]
>
>
> I checked, and both expressions give the same syntax error that you 
> mentioned above. So the whitespace between function name and arguments 
> won't work inside of an array declaration.


Interesting problem.  I do not get the parse error on this old version:

GNU Octave, version 2.0.14 (sparc-sun-solaris2.6)

But I do get it on this newer version:

GNU Octave, version 2.1.71 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)

John will probably have something to add.

Mike



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