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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn  {} {} import PACKAGE.FUNCTION
## @deftypefnx {} {} import PACKAGE.CLASS
## @deftypefnx {} {} import PACKAGE.*
## @deftypefnx {} {} import
## @deftypefnx {} {@var{list} =} import
##
## Import function or classes into the current scope.
##
## @strong{Warning:} This functionality is not yet implemented, and invoking
## the function will emit an error.
##
## When invoked with the name of a PACKAGE and a FUNCTION or CLASS name, that
## name is made available in the current code without having to use namespace
## qualifiers.  This can facilitate the readability of the code, and require
## less typing by programmers.
##
## Example
##
## @example
## @group
## import containers.Map;
##
## m = Map (@{"A", "B"@}, @{[1], [2]@});
## @end group
## @end example
##
## When called with no inputs and no outputs @code{import} prints a list of
## any import definitions.
##
## When called with no inputs and one output, a cell array of strings
## @var{list} is returned with any import definitions.
##
## @end deftypefn

function list = import (varargin)

  error ("the import function is not yet implemented in Octave");

endfunction


%!error <not yet implemented> import ("foobar");