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Add do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation to documentation.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:32:29 -0700
parents 6b6e9051ecb8
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905 @noindent 905 @noindent
906 would result in an error if @code{f} were called with one or two 906 would result in an error if @code{f} were called with one or two
907 arguments because Octave would be forced to try to evaluate both of the 907 arguments because Octave would be forced to try to evaluate both of the
908 operands for the operator @samp{&}. 908 operands for the operator @samp{&}.
909 909
910 The ternary operator (?:) is not supported in Octave. If short-circuiting is 910 @sc{matlab} has special behavior that allows the operators @samp{&} and
911 not important, it can be replaced by the @code{ifelse} function. 911 @samp{|} to short-circuit when used in the truth expression for @code{if} and
912 @code{while} statements. The Octave parser may be instructed to behave in the
913 same manner, but it's use is strongly discouraged.
914
915 @DOCSTRING(do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation)
916
917 Finally, the ternary operator (?:) is not supported in Octave. If
918 short-circuiting is not important, it can be replaced by the @code{ifelse}
919 function.
912 920
913 @DOCSTRING(merge) 921 @DOCSTRING(merge)
914 922
915 @node Assignment Ops 923 @node Assignment Ops
916 @section Assignment Expressions 924 @section Assignment Expressions