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changeset 32338:e24b2f2881de
NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes
author | Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> |
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date | Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:24:02 -0400 |
parents | c7e895118db1 |
children | 4de460f3ffe0 |
files | etc/NEWS.9.md |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/etc/NEWS.9.md Tue Sep 26 13:52:22 2023 +0200 +++ b/etc/NEWS.9.md Tue Sep 26 08:24:02 2023 -0400 @@ -141,6 +141,23 @@ - The default string length for the function `rats` has changed from 9 to 13. +- *Continuing reminder of future breaking changes*: There is ongoing work + to implement a Matlab-compatible string class that will differ from a vector + of characters. In Octave, single-quoted character arrays are currently + compatible with Matlab, but double-quoted forms are not, and are likely to + change in future as a consequence of implementing Matlab-style string syntax. + For example, 'foo' will remain a three-element character vector, but + "foo" will become a single-element string object. + + *What this means for user code*: If your code currently relies on + double-quoted strings (e.g., "foo") representing character vectors as + opposed to string objects, then start replacing all double-quoted strings + with single-quoted strings in your code over time (e.g., replace "foo" with + 'foo'). Single-quoted strings are expected to retain current behavior. + Further, if your code relies on backslash escape sequence interpretation in + double-quoted strings (except in special cases like the `printf` family), + that code may need to change as well. + ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 9 * `isenv`