# Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
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function retval = reshape (a, m, n)

# usage: reshape (a, m, n)
#
# Form an m x n matrix from the elements of a (taken in Fortran's
# column major ordering).
#
# See also: `:', do_fortran_indexing

  if (nargin != 3)
    usage ("reshape (a, m, n)");
  else
    [nr, nc] = size (a);
    if (nr * nc == m * n)
      dfi = do_fortran_indexing;
      istno = implicit_str_to_num_ok;
      unwind_protect
        do_fortran_indexing = 1;
	implicit_str_to_num_ok = 1;
        retval = zeros (m, n);
        retval (:) = a;
	if (isstr (a))
	  retval = setstr (retval);
	endif
      unwind_protect_cleanup
        do_fortran_indexing = dfi;
	implicit_str_to_num_ok = istno;
      end_unwind_protect
    else
      error ("reshape: sizes must match");
    endif
  endif

endfunction