## Copyright (C) 2000 Paul Kienzle
##
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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {Function File} {} repmat (@var{A}, @var{m}, @var{n})
## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} repmat (@var{A}, [@var{m} @var{n}])
## Form a block matrix of size @var{m} by @var{n}, with a copy of matrix
## @var{A} as each element.  If @var{n} is not specified, form an 
## @var{m} by @var{m} block matrix.
## @end deftypefn

## Author: Paul Kienzle <pkienzle@kienzle.powernet.co.uk>
## Created: July 2000

## 2001-06-27 Paul Kienzle <pkienzle@users.sf.net>
## * cleaner, slightly faster code 
## 2002-04-29 Paul Kienzle <pkienzle@users.sf.net>
## * user builtin kron which is faster

function x = repmat (b, m, n)
  if (nargin < 2 || nargin > 3)
    usage ("repmat (a, m, n)");
  endif

  if nargin == 2
    if is_scalar (m)
      n = m;
    elseif (is_vector (m) && length (m) == 2)
      n = m (2);
      m = m (1);
    else
      error ("repmat: only builds 2D matrices")
    endif
  endif

  if (isstr(b))
    x = setstr(kron(ones(m,n),toascii(b)));
  else
    x = kron(ones(m,n),b);
  endif

endfunction