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1 /*
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3 Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
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5 This file is part of Octave.
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7 Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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8 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
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9 Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
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10 later version.
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12 Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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13 ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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14 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
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15 for more details.
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17 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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18 along with Octave; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free
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19 Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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21 */
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23 #if !defined (octave_defun_h)
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24 #define octave_defun_h 1
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26 #if defined (octave_defun_dld_h)
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27 #error defun.h and defun-dld.h both included in same file!
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28 #endif
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30 #include "defun-int.h"
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32 // Define a builtin function.
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33 //
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34 // name is the name of the function, unqouted.
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35 //
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36 // args_name is the name of the octave_value_list variable used to pass
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37 // the argument list to this function.
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38 //
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39 // nargout_name is the name of the int variable used to pass the
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40 // number of output arguments this function is expected to produce.
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41 //
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42 // doc is the simple help text for the function.
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44 #define DEFUN(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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45 DEFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, false, doc)
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47 // This one can be used when `name' cannot be used directly (if it is
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48 // already defined as a macro). In that case, name is already a
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49 // quoted string, and the internal name of the function must be passed
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50 // too (the convetion is to use a prefix of "F", so "foo" becomes "Ffoo").
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52 #define DEFUNX(name, fname, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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53 DEFUNX_INTERNAL (name, fname, args_name, nargout_name, false, doc)
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55 // Define a builtin command-style function.
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56 //
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57 // This is like DEFUN, except that it defines a function that can be
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58 // called from the Octave language without using parenthesis to
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59 // surround the arguments).
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61 #define DEFCMD(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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62 DEFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, true, doc)
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64 // For backward compatibility.
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66 #define DEFUN_TEXT DEFCMD
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68 // This is a function with a name that can't be hidden by a variable.
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69 #define DEFCONSTFUN(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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70 DEFCONSTFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, true, doc)
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72 // Define a mapper function.
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73 //
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74 // name is the name of the function, unquoqted.
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75 //
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76 // ch_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for
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77 // integer arguments that are expected to create integer results.
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78 // (It's a kluge to handle character mappers like isalpha.)
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79 //
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80 // d_b_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for real
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81 // arguments that are expected to create bool results.
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82 //
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83 // c_b_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for
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84 // complex arguments that are expected to create bool results.
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85 //
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86 // d_d_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for real
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87 // arguments that are expected to create real results.
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88 //
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89 // d_c_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for real
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90 // arguments that are expected to create complex results.
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91 //
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92 // c_c_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for
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93 // complex arguments that are expected to create complex results.
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94 //
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95 // lo is the lower bound of the range for which real arguments
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96 // return real results (e.g., lo == 0 for sqrt).
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97 //
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98 // hi is the upper bound of the range for which real arguments
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99 // return real results (e.g., hi == Inf for sqrt).
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100 //
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101 // ch_map_flag has the following meanings for the ch_map function:
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102 //
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103 // 0 => this function returns a matrix of ones and zeros
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104 // 1 => this function returns a numeric matrix (any values)
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105 // 2 => this function returns a std::string array
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106 //
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107 // can_ret_cmplx_for_real is a flag that says whether this function
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108 // can create a complex number given a real-valued argument
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109 // (e.g., sqrt (-1)).
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110 //
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111 // doc is the simple help text for the function.
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113 #define DEFUN_MAPPER(name, ch_map, d_b_map, c_b_map, d_d_map, \
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114 d_c_map, c_c_map, lo, hi, ch_map_flag, \
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115 can_ret_cmplx_for_real, doc) \
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116 DEFUN_MAPPER_INTERNAL (name, ch_map, d_b_map, c_b_map, d_d_map, \
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117 d_c_map, c_c_map, lo, hi, ch_map_flag, \
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118 can_ret_cmplx_for_real, doc)
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120 // Make alias another name for the existing function name. This macro
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121 // must be used in the same file where name is defined, after the
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122 // definition for name.
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124 #define DEFALIAS(alias, name) \
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125 DEFALIAS_INTERNAL (alias, name)
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127 #endif
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129 /*
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130 ;;; Local Variables: ***
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131 ;;; mode: C++ ***
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132 ;;; End: ***
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133 */