view libinterp/corefcn/lookup.cc @ 17787:175b392e91fe

Use GNU style coding conventions for code in libinterp/ * libinterp/corefcn/Cell.h, libinterp/corefcn/__contourc__.cc, libinterp/corefcn/__dispatch__.cc, libinterp/corefcn/__lin_interpn__.cc, libinterp/corefcn/__pchip_deriv__.cc, libinterp/corefcn/__qp__.cc, libinterp/corefcn/balance.cc, libinterp/corefcn/besselj.cc, libinterp/corefcn/betainc.cc, libinterp/corefcn/bitfcns.cc, libinterp/corefcn/bsxfun.cc, libinterp/corefcn/c-file-ptr-stream.cc, libinterp/corefcn/c-file-ptr-stream.h, libinterp/corefcn/cellfun.cc, libinterp/corefcn/colloc.cc, libinterp/corefcn/comment-list.h, libinterp/corefcn/conv2.cc, libinterp/corefcn/daspk.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dasrt.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dassl.cc, libinterp/corefcn/data.cc, libinterp/corefcn/debug.cc, libinterp/corefcn/defaults.cc, libinterp/corefcn/defaults.in.h, libinterp/corefcn/defun-int.h, libinterp/corefcn/defun.cc, libinterp/corefcn/det.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dirfns.cc, libinterp/corefcn/display.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dlmread.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dot.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dynamic-ld.cc, libinterp/corefcn/dynamic-ld.h, libinterp/corefcn/eig.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ellipj.cc, libinterp/corefcn/error.cc, libinterp/corefcn/error.h, libinterp/corefcn/event-queue.h, libinterp/corefcn/fft.cc, libinterp/corefcn/fft2.cc, libinterp/corefcn/fftn.cc, libinterp/corefcn/file-io.cc, libinterp/corefcn/filter.cc, libinterp/corefcn/find.cc, libinterp/corefcn/gammainc.cc, libinterp/corefcn/gcd.cc, libinterp/corefcn/getgrent.cc, libinterp/corefcn/getpwent.cc, libinterp/corefcn/getrusage.cc, libinterp/corefcn/givens.cc, libinterp/corefcn/gl-render.cc, libinterp/corefcn/gl2ps-renderer.cc, libinterp/corefcn/gl2ps-renderer.h, libinterp/corefcn/graphics.cc, libinterp/corefcn/graphics.in.h, libinterp/corefcn/gripes.cc, libinterp/corefcn/gripes.h, libinterp/corefcn/help.cc, libinterp/corefcn/hess.cc, libinterp/corefcn/hex2num.cc, libinterp/corefcn/input.cc, libinterp/corefcn/input.h, libinterp/corefcn/inv.cc, libinterp/corefcn/jit-ir.h, libinterp/corefcn/jit-typeinfo.cc, libinterp/corefcn/jit-typeinfo.h, libinterp/corefcn/jit-util.h, libinterp/corefcn/kron.cc, libinterp/corefcn/load-path.cc, libinterp/corefcn/load-path.h, libinterp/corefcn/load-save.cc, libinterp/corefcn/load-save.h, libinterp/corefcn/lookup.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ls-ascii-helper.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ls-hdf5.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ls-hdf5.h, libinterp/corefcn/ls-mat-ascii.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ls-mat-ascii.h, libinterp/corefcn/ls-mat4.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ls-mat5.cc, libinterp/corefcn/ls-mat5.h, libinterp/corefcn/ls-oct-ascii.cc, libinterp/corefcn/lsode.cc, libinterp/corefcn/lu.cc, libinterp/corefcn/luinc.cc, libinterp/corefcn/mappers.cc, libinterp/corefcn/matrix_type.cc, libinterp/corefcn/max.cc, libinterp/corefcn/md5sum.cc, libinterp/corefcn/mex.cc, libinterp/corefcn/mexproto.h, libinterp/corefcn/mgorth.cc, libinterp/corefcn/mxarray.in.h, libinterp/corefcn/nproc.cc, libinterp/corefcn/oct-hist.cc, libinterp/corefcn/oct-lvalue.h, libinterp/corefcn/oct-map.cc, libinterp/corefcn/oct-map.h, libinterp/corefcn/oct-obj.h, libinterp/corefcn/oct-prcstrm.h, libinterp/corefcn/oct-stdstrm.h, libinterp/corefcn/oct-stream.cc, libinterp/corefcn/oct-stream.h, libinterp/corefcn/octave-link.cc, libinterp/corefcn/octave-link.h, libinterp/corefcn/pager.cc, libinterp/corefcn/pinv.cc, libinterp/corefcn/pr-output.cc, libinterp/corefcn/procstream.h, libinterp/corefcn/profiler.cc, libinterp/corefcn/pt-jit.cc, libinterp/corefcn/pt-jit.h, libinterp/corefcn/quad.cc, libinterp/corefcn/quadcc.cc, libinterp/corefcn/qz.cc, libinterp/corefcn/rand.cc, libinterp/corefcn/rcond.cc, libinterp/corefcn/regexp.cc, libinterp/corefcn/schur.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sighandlers.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sighandlers.h, libinterp/corefcn/sparse-xdiv.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sparse-xdiv.h, libinterp/corefcn/sparse-xpow.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sparse.cc, libinterp/corefcn/spparms.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sqrtm.cc, libinterp/corefcn/str2double.cc, libinterp/corefcn/strfind.cc, libinterp/corefcn/strfns.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sub2ind.cc, libinterp/corefcn/svd.cc, libinterp/corefcn/syl.cc, libinterp/corefcn/symtab.cc, libinterp/corefcn/symtab.h, libinterp/corefcn/syscalls.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sysdep.cc, libinterp/corefcn/sysdep.h, libinterp/corefcn/time.cc, libinterp/corefcn/toplev.cc, libinterp/corefcn/toplev.h, libinterp/corefcn/tril.cc, libinterp/corefcn/txt-eng-ft.cc, libinterp/corefcn/txt-eng-ft.h, libinterp/corefcn/txt-eng.h, libinterp/corefcn/typecast.cc, libinterp/corefcn/urlwrite.cc, libinterp/corefcn/utils.cc, libinterp/corefcn/variables.cc, libinterp/corefcn/variables.h, libinterp/corefcn/xdiv.cc, libinterp/corefcn/xdiv.h, libinterp/corefcn/xnorm.h, libinterp/corefcn/xpow.cc, libinterp/corefcn/xpow.h, libinterp/corefcn/zfstream.cc, libinterp/corefcn/zfstream.h, libinterp/dldfcn/__delaunayn__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__dsearchn__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__eigs__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__fltk_uigetfile__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__glpk__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__init_fltk__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__init_gnuplot__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__magick_read__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/__voronoi__.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/amd.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/ccolamd.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/chol.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/colamd.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/convhulln.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/dmperm.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/fftw.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/qr.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/symbfact.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/symrcm.cc, libinterp/dldfcn/tsearch.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-diag.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-diag.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-int.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-int.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-scalar.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-scalar.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-sparse.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base-sparse.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-base.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-bool-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-bool-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-bool-sparse.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-bool-sparse.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-bool.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-bool.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-builtin.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-builtin.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cell.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cell.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-ch-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-ch-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-class.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-class.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-colon.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-complex.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-complex.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cx-diag.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cx-diag.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cx-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cx-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cx-sparse.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-cx-sparse.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-dld-fcn.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-fcn-handle.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-fcn-handle.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-fcn-inline.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-fcn-inline.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-fcn.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-float.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-float.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-complex.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-complex.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-cx-diag.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-cx-diag.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-cx-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-cx-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-re-diag.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-re-diag.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-re-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-flt-re-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-int16.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-int32.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-int64.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-int8.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-intx.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-java.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-lazy-idx.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-mex-fcn.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-mex-fcn.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-null-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-null-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-oncleanup.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-perm.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-perm.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-range.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-range.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-re-diag.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-re-diag.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-re-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-re-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-re-sparse.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-re-sparse.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-scalar.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-scalar.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-str-mat.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-str-mat.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-struct.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-struct.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-type-conv.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-typeinfo.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-typeinfo.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov-uint16.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-uint32.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-uint64.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-uint8.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-usr-fcn.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov-usr-fcn.h, libinterp/octave-value/ov.cc, libinterp/octave-value/ov.h, libinterp/octave.cc, libinterp/operators/op-b-bm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-b-sbm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-bm-b.cc, libinterp/operators/op-bm-bm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cdm-cdm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-chm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-class.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cm-cm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cm-cs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cm-s.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cm-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cm-sm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cs-cm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cs-cs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cs-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-cs-sm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-dm-dm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-dm-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-double-conv.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcdm-fcdm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcm-fcm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcm-fcs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcm-fm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcm-fs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcs-fcm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcs-fcs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcs-fm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fcs-fs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fdm-fdm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-float-conv.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fm-fcm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fm-fcs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fm-fm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fm-fs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fs-fcm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fs-fcs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fs-fm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-fs-fs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-m-cm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-m-cs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-m-m.cc, libinterp/operators/op-m-s.cc, libinterp/operators/op-m-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-m-sm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-pm-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-range.cc, libinterp/operators/op-s-cm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-s-cs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-s-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sbm-b.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sbm-bm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sbm-sbm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-scm-cm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-scm-cs.cc, libinterp/operators/op-scm-m.cc, libinterp/operators/op-scm-s.cc, libinterp/operators/op-scm-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-scm-sm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sm-cm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sm-m.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sm-s.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sm-scm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-sm-sm.cc, libinterp/operators/op-str-m.cc, libinterp/operators/op-str-s.cc, libinterp/operators/op-str-str.cc, libinterp/operators/ops.h, libinterp/parse-tree/lex.h, libinterp/parse-tree/parse.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-arg-list.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-arg-list.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-assign.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-assign.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-binop.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-binop.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-bp.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-cbinop.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-check.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-colon.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-colon.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-const.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-decl.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-decl.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-eval.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-except.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-exp.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-fcn-handle.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-id.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-id.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-idx.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-idx.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-loop.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-mat.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-misc.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-misc.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-pr-code.cc, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-select.h, libinterp/parse-tree/pt-stmt.h, libinterp/parse-tree/token.h, libinterp/version.cc: Use GNU style coding conventions for code in libinterp/
author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:51:46 -0700
parents d63878346099
children 6a71e5030df5
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/*

Copyright (C) 2008-2013 VZLU Prague a.s., Czech Republic

This file is part of Octave.

Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
your option) any later version.

Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, see
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

*/

// Author: Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com>

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif

#include <cctype>
#include <functional>
#include <algorithm>

#include "dNDArray.h"
#include "CNDArray.h"

#include "Cell.h"
#include "defun.h"
#include "error.h"
#include "gripes.h"
#include "oct-obj.h"
#include "ov.h"

static
bool
contains_char (const std::string& str, char c)
{
  return (str.find (c) != std::string::npos
          || str.find (std::toupper (c)) != std::string::npos);
}

// case-insensitive character comparison functors
struct icmp_char_lt : public std::binary_function<char, char, bool>
{
  bool operator () (char x, char y) const
    { return std::toupper (x) < std::toupper (y); }
};

struct icmp_char_gt : public std::binary_function<char, char, bool>
{
  bool operator () (char x, char y) const
    { return std::toupper (x) > std::toupper (y); }
};

// FIXME: maybe these should go elsewhere?
// FIXME: are they even needed now?
// case-insensitive ascending comparator
#if 0
static bool
stri_comp_lt (const std::string& a, const std::string& b)
{
  return std::lexicographical_compare (a.begin (), a.end (),
                                       b.begin (), b.end (),
                                       icmp_char_lt ());
}

// case-insensitive descending comparator
static bool
stri_comp_gt (const std::string& a, const std::string& b)
{
  return std::lexicographical_compare (a.begin (), a.end (),
                                       b.begin (), b.end (),
                                       icmp_char_gt ());
}
#endif

template <class T>
inline sortmode
get_sort_mode (const Array<T>& array,
               typename octave_sort<T>::compare_fcn_type desc_comp
               = octave_sort<T>::descending_compare)
{
  octave_idx_type n = array.numel ();
  if (n > 1 && desc_comp (array (0), array (n-1)))
    return DESCENDING;
  else
    return ASCENDING;
}

// FIXME: perhaps there should be octave_value::lookup?
// The question is, how should it behave w.r.t. the second argument's type.
// We'd need a dispatch on two arguments. Hmmm...

#define INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP(TYPE) \
  (table.is_ ## TYPE ## _type () && y.is_ ## TYPE ## _type ()) \
    retval = do_numeric_lookup (table.TYPE ## _array_value (), \
                                y.TYPE ## _array_value (), \
                                left_inf, right_inf, \
                                match_idx, match_bool);
template <class ArrayT>
static octave_value
do_numeric_lookup (const ArrayT& array, const ArrayT& values,
                   bool left_inf, bool right_inf,
                   bool match_idx, bool match_bool)
{
  octave_value retval;

  Array<octave_idx_type> idx = array.lookup (values);
  octave_idx_type n = array.numel (), nval = values.numel ();

  // Post-process.
  if (match_bool)
    {
      boolNDArray match (idx.dims ());
      for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
        {
          octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i);
          match.xelem (i) = j != 0 && values(i) == array(j-1);
        }

      retval = match;
    }
  else if (match_idx || left_inf || right_inf)
    {
      if (match_idx)
        {
          NDArray ridx (idx.dims ());

          for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
            {
              octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i);
              ridx.xelem (i) = (j != 0 && values(i) == array(j-1)) ? j : 0;
            }

          retval = ridx;
        }
      else if (left_inf && right_inf)
        {
          // Results in valid indices. Optimize using lazy index.
          octave_idx_type zero = 0;
          for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
            {
              octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i) - 1;
              idx.xelem (i) = std::max (zero, std::min (j, n-2));
            }

          retval = idx_vector (idx);
        }
      else if (left_inf)
        {
          // Results in valid indices. Optimize using lazy index.
          octave_idx_type zero = 0;
          for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
            {
              octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i) - 1;
              idx.xelem (i) = std::max (zero, j);
            }

          retval = idx_vector (idx);
        }
      else if (right_inf)
        {
          NDArray ridx (idx.dims ());

          for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
            {
              octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i);
              ridx.xelem (i) = std::min (j, n-1);
            }

          retval = ridx;
        }
    }
  else
    retval = idx;

  return retval;
}

DEFUN (lookup, args, ,
       "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
@deftypefn  {Built-in Function} {@var{idx} =} lookup (@var{table}, @var{y})\n\
@deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{idx} =} lookup (@var{table}, @var{y}, @var{opt})\n\
Lookup values in a sorted table.  Usually used as a prelude to\n\
interpolation.\n\
\n\
If table is increasing and @code{idx = lookup (table, y)}, then\n\
@code{table(idx(i)) <= y(i) < table(idx(i+1))} for all @code{y(i)}\n\
within the table.  If @code{y(i) < table(1)} then\n\
@code{idx(i)} is 0. If @code{y(i) >= table(end)} or @code{isnan (y(i))} then\n\
@code{idx(i)} is @code{n}.\n\
\n\
If the table is decreasing, then the tests are reversed.\n\
For non-strictly monotonic tables, empty intervals are always skipped.\n\
The result is undefined if @var{table} is not monotonic, or if\n\
@var{table} contains a NaN.\n\
\n\
The complexity of the lookup is O(M*log(N)) where N is the size of\n\
@var{table} and M is the size of @var{y}.  In the special case when @var{y}\n\
is also sorted, the complexity is O(min(M*log(N),M+N)).\n\
\n\
@var{table} and @var{y} can also be cell arrays of strings\n\
(or @var{y} can be a single string).  In this case, string lookup\n\
is performed using lexicographical comparison.\n\
\n\
If @var{opts} is specified, it must be a string with letters indicating\n\
additional options.\n\
\n\
@table @code\n\
@item m\n\
@code{table(idx(i)) == val(i)} if @code{val(i)}\n\
occurs in table; otherwise, @code{idx(i)} is zero.\n\
\n\
@item b\n\
@code{idx(i)} is a logical 1 or 0, indicating whether\n\
@code{val(i)} is contained in table or not.\n\
\n\
@item l\n\
For numeric lookups\n\
the leftmost subinterval shall be extended to infinity (i.e., all indices\n\
at least 1)\n\
\n\
@item r\n\
For numeric lookups\n\
the rightmost subinterval shall be extended to infinity (i.e., all indices\n\
at most n-1).\n\
@end table\n\
@end deftypefn")
{
  octave_value retval;

  int nargin = args.length ();

  if (nargin < 2 || nargin > 3 || (nargin == 3 && ! args(2).is_string ()))
    {
      print_usage ();
      return retval;
    }

  octave_value table = args(0), y = args(1);
  if (table.ndims () > 2 || (table.columns () > 1 && table.rows () > 1))
    warning ("lookup: table is not a vector");

  bool num_case = ((table.is_numeric_type () && y.is_numeric_type ())
                   || (table.is_char_matrix () && y.is_char_matrix ()));
  bool str_case = table.is_cellstr () && (y.is_string () || y.is_cellstr ());
  bool left_inf = false;
  bool right_inf = false;
  bool match_idx = false;
  bool match_bool = false;

  if (nargin == 3)
    {
      std::string opt = args(2).string_value ();
      left_inf = contains_char (opt, 'l');
      right_inf = contains_char (opt, 'r');
      match_idx = contains_char (opt, 'm');
      match_bool = contains_char (opt, 'b');
      if (opt.find_first_not_of ("lrmb") != std::string::npos)
        {
          error ("lookup: unrecognized option: %c",
                 opt[opt.find_first_not_of ("lrmb")]);
          return retval;
        }
    }

  if ((match_idx || match_bool) && (left_inf || right_inf))
    error ("lookup: m, b cannot be specified with l or r");
  else if (match_idx && match_bool)
    error ("lookup: only one of m or b can be specified");
  else if (str_case && (left_inf || right_inf))
    error ("lookup: l, r are not recognized for string lookups");

  if (error_state)
    return retval;

  if (num_case)
    {

      // In the case of a complex array, absolute values will be used for
      // compatibility (though it's not too meaningful).

      if (table.is_complex_type ())
        table = table.abs ();

      if (y.is_complex_type ())
        y = y.abs ();

      Array<octave_idx_type> idx;

      // PS: I learned this from data.cc
      if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (int8)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (int16)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (int32)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (int64)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (uint8)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (uint16)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (uint32)
      else if INT_ARRAY_LOOKUP (uint64)
      else if (table.is_char_matrix () && y.is_char_matrix ())
        retval = do_numeric_lookup (table.char_array_value (),
                                    y.char_array_value (),
                                    left_inf, right_inf,
                                    match_idx, match_bool);
      else if (table.is_single_type () || y.is_single_type ())
        retval = do_numeric_lookup (table.float_array_value (),
                                    y.float_array_value (),
                                    left_inf, right_inf,
                                    match_idx, match_bool);
      else
        retval = do_numeric_lookup (table.array_value (),
                                    y.array_value (),
                                    left_inf, right_inf,
                                    match_idx, match_bool);

    }
  else if (str_case)
    {
      Array<std::string> str_table = table.cellstr_value ();
      Array<std::string> str_y (dim_vector (1, 1));

      if (y.is_cellstr ())
        str_y = y.cellstr_value ();
      else
        str_y(0) = y.string_value ();

      Array<octave_idx_type> idx = str_table.lookup (str_y);
      octave_idx_type nval = str_y.numel ();

      // Post-process.
      if (match_bool)
        {
          boolNDArray match (idx.dims ());
          for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
            {
              octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i);
              match.xelem (i) = j != 0 && str_y(i) == str_table(j-1);
            }

          retval = match;
        }
      else if (match_idx)
        {
          NDArray ridx (idx.dims ());
          if (match_idx)
            {
              for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < nval; i++)
                {
                  octave_idx_type j = idx.xelem (i);
                  ridx.xelem (i) = (j != 0 && str_y(i) == str_table(j-1)) ? j
                                                                          : 0;
                }
            }

          retval = ridx;
        }
      else
        retval = idx;
    }
  else
    print_usage ();

  return retval;

}

/*
%!assert (lookup (1:3, 0.5), 0)     # value before table
%!assert (lookup (1:3, 3.5), 3)     # value after table error
%!assert (lookup (1:3, 1.5), 1)     # value within table error
%!assert (lookup (1:3, [3,2,1]), [3,2,1])
%!assert (lookup ([1:4]', [1.2, 3.5]'), [1, 3]')
%!assert (lookup ([1:4], [1.2, 3.5]'), [1, 3]')
%!assert (lookup ([1:4]', [1.2, 3.5]), [1, 3])
%!assert (lookup ([1:4], [1.2, 3.5]), [1, 3])
%!assert (lookup (1:3, [3, 2, 1]), [3, 2, 1])
%!assert (lookup ([3:-1:1], [3.5, 3, 1.2, 2.5, 2.5]), [0, 1, 2, 1, 1])
%!assert (isempty (lookup ([1:3], [])))
%!assert (isempty (lookup ([1:3]', [])))
%!assert (lookup (1:3, [1, 2; 3, 0.5]), [1, 2; 3, 0])
%!assert (lookup (1:4, [1, 1.2; 3, 2.5], "m"), [1, 0; 3, 0])
%!assert (lookup (4:-1:1, [1, 1.2; 3, 2.5], "m"), [4, 0; 2, 0])
%!assert (lookup (1:4, [1, 1.2; 3, 2.5], "b"), logical ([1, 0; 3, 0]))
%!assert (lookup (4:-1:1, [1, 1.2; 3, 2.5], "b"), logical ([4, 0; 2, 0]))
%!
%!assert (lookup ({"apple","lemon","orange"}, {"banana","kiwi"; "ananas","mango"}), [1,1;0,2])
%!assert (lookup ({"apple","lemon","orange"}, "potato"), 3)
%!assert (lookup ({"orange","lemon","apple"}, "potato"), 0)
*/