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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, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
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20 02110-1301, USA.
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22 */
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24 #if !defined (octave_defun_h)
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25 #define octave_defun_h 1
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27 #if defined (octave_defun_dld_h)
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28 #error defun.h and defun-dld.h both included in same file!
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29 #endif
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31 #include "defun-int.h"
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33 // Define a builtin function.
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34 //
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35 // name is the name of the function, unqouted.
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36 //
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37 // args_name is the name of the octave_value_list variable used to pass
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38 // the argument list to this function.
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39 //
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40 // nargout_name is the name of the int variable used to pass the
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41 // number of output arguments this function is expected to produce.
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42 //
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43 // doc is the simple help text for the function.
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45 #define DEFUN(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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46 DEFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, false, doc)
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48 // This one can be used when `name' cannot be used directly (if it is
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49 // already defined as a macro). In that case, name is already a
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50 // quoted string, and the internal name of the function must be passed
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51 // too (the convetion is to use a prefix of "F", so "foo" becomes "Ffoo").
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53 #define DEFUNX(name, fname, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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54 DEFUNX_INTERNAL (name, fname, args_name, nargout_name, false, doc)
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56 // Define a builtin command-style function.
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57 //
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58 // This is like DEFUN, except that it defines a function that can be
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59 // called from the Octave language without using parenthesis to
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60 // surround the arguments).
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62 #define DEFCMD(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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63 DEFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, true, doc)
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65 // For backward compatibility.
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67 #define DEFUN_TEXT DEFCMD
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69 // This is a function with a name that can't be hidden by a variable.
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70 #define DEFCONSTFUN(name, args_name, nargout_name, doc) \
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71 DEFCONSTFUN_INTERNAL (name, args_name, nargout_name, true, doc)
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73 // Define a mapper function.
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74 //
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75 // name is the name of the function, unquoqted.
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76 //
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77 // ch_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for
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78 // integer arguments that are expected to create integer results.
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79 // (It's a kluge to handle character mappers like isalpha.)
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80 //
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81 // d_b_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for real
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82 // arguments that are expected to create bool results.
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83 //
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84 // c_b_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for
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85 // complex arguments that are expected to create bool results.
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86 //
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87 // d_d_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for real
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88 // arguments that are expected to create real results.
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89 //
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90 // d_c_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for real
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91 // arguments that are expected to create complex results.
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92 //
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93 // c_c_map is a pointer to a function that should be called for
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94 // complex arguments that are expected to create complex results.
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95 //
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96 // lo is the lower bound of the range for which real arguments
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97 // return real results (e.g., lo == 0 for sqrt).
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98 //
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99 // hi is the upper bound of the range for which real arguments
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100 // return real results (e.g., hi == Inf for sqrt).
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101 //
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102 // ch_map_flag has the following meanings for the ch_map function:
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103 //
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104 // 0 => this function returns a matrix of ones and zeros
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105 // 1 => this function returns a numeric matrix (any values)
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106 // 2 => this function returns a std::string array
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107 //
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108 // can_ret_cmplx_for_real is a flag that says whether this function
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109 // can create a complex number given a real-valued argument
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110 // (e.g., sqrt (-1)).
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111 //
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112 // doc is the simple help text for the function.
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114 #define DEFUN_MAPPER(name, ch_map, d_b_map, c_b_map, d_d_map, \
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115 d_c_map, c_c_map, lo, hi, ch_map_flag, \
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116 can_ret_cmplx_for_real, doc) \
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117 DEFUN_MAPPER_INTERNAL (name, ch_map, d_b_map, c_b_map, d_d_map, \
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118 d_c_map, c_c_map, lo, hi, ch_map_flag, \
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119 can_ret_cmplx_for_real, doc)
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121 // Make alias another name for the existing function name. This macro
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122 // must be used in the same file where name is defined, after the
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123 // definition for name.
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125 #define DEFALIAS(alias, name) \
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126 DEFALIAS_INTERNAL (alias, name)
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128 #endif
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130 /*
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131 ;;; Local Variables: ***
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132 ;;; mode: C++ ***
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133 ;;; End: ***
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134 */