# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 1068839438 0
# Node ID d44675070f1a2e6e60ed54d7e89a19a2cad7590c
# Parent  c76a32c6f90cda4b078f77306078116232e8c228
[project @ 2003-11-14 19:49:56 by jwe]

diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ChangeLog
--- a/src/ChangeLog	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ChangeLog	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+2003-11-14  John W. Eaton  <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>
+
+	* ov-typeinfo.cc (octave_value_typeinfo::register_type,
+	octave_value_typeinfo::do_register_type):
+	New arg, c_name for class name.
+	* ov-base.cc, ov-bool-mat.cc, ov-bool.cc, ov-builtin.cc,
+	ov-cell.cc, ov-ch-mat.cc, ov-colon.cc, ov-complex.cc,
+	ov-cs-list.cc, ov-cx-mat.cc, ov-dld-fcn.cc, ov-fcn-handle.cc,
+	ov-file.cc, ov-list.cc, ov-mapper.cc, ov-range.cc, ov-re-mat.cc,
+	ov-scalar.cc, ov-str-mat.cc, ov-struct.cc, ov-usr-fcn.cc,
+	ov-va-args.cc: Pass class name to DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA.
+	* ov.h (octave_value::class_name): New virtual function.
+	(DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA): Define c_name, for class name.
+	Pass c_name to octave_value_typeinfo::register_type.
+	(DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA): Declare static member
+	c_name for class name.  Provide class_name member function.
+
+	* ov-typeinfo.cc (Fclass): New function.
+
 2003-11-13  John W. Eaton  <jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu>
 
 	* utils.cc (Fisvarname): Pass correct name to make_argv.
@@ -11,7 +30,7 @@
 	* lex.l (bracket_brace_paren_nesting_level::is_bracket_or_brace):
 	New function.
 	(handle_close_bracket): New arg, bracket_type.  Change all uses.
-	Return bool, not int.  First arg is now bool.
+	First arg is now bool.
 	(<MATRIX_START>{SNLCMT}*\}{S}*): New pattern.
 	(maybe_unput_comma): Handle brace nesting level the same as brackets.
 	(handle_close_brace): Likewise.
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/lex.l
--- a/src/lex.l	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/lex.l	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 static std::string strip_trailing_whitespace (char *s);
 static void handle_number (void);
 static int handle_string (char delim, int text_style = 0);
-static char handle_close_bracket (bool spc_gobbled, char bracket_type);
+static int handle_close_bracket (bool spc_gobbled, int bracket_type);
 static int handle_identifier (void);
 static bool have_continuation (bool trailing_comments_ok = true);
 static bool have_ellipsis_continuation (bool trailing_comments_ok = true);
@@ -2226,10 +2226,10 @@
   return retval;
 }
 
-static char
-handle_close_bracket (bool spc_gobbled, char bracket_type)
+static int
+handle_close_bracket (bool spc_gobbled, int bracket_type)
 {
-  char retval = bracket_type;
+  int retval = bracket_type;
 
   if (! nesting_level.none ())
     {
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-base.cc
--- a/src/ov-base.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-base.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 #include "ov-fcn-handle.h"
 #include "variables.h"
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_base_value, "<unknown type>");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_base_value,
+				     "<unknown type>", "unknown");
 
 octave_value
 octave_base_value::squeeze (void) const
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-base.h
--- a/src/ov-base.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-base.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
 private:
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA;
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-bool-mat.cc
--- a/src/ov-bool-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-bool-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_bool_matrix);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_bool_matrix, "bool matrix");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_bool_matrix,
+				     "bool matrix", "logical");
 
 static octave_value *
 default_numeric_conversion_function (const octave_value& a)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-bool.cc
--- a/src/ov-bool.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-bool.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_bool);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_bool, "bool");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_bool, "bool", "logical");
 
 static octave_value *
 default_numeric_conversion_function (const octave_value& a)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-bool.h
--- a/src/ov-bool.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-bool.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 private:
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-builtin.cc
--- a/src/ov-builtin.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-builtin.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_builtin);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_builtin, "built-in function");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_builtin,
+				     "built-in function",
+				     "built-in function");
 
 // Are any of the arguments `:'?
 
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-builtin.h
--- a/src/ov-builtin.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-builtin.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
 
   octave_builtin (const octave_builtin& m);
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-cell.cc
--- a/src/ov-cell.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-cell.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_cell);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_cell, "cell");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_cell, "cell", "cell");
 
 octave_value
 octave_cell::subsref (const std::string& type,
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-cell.h
--- a/src/ov-cell.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-cell.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
   void print_raw (std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax = false) const;
 
 private:
+
   DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
   DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-ch-mat.cc
--- a/src/ov-ch-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-ch-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_char_matrix);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_char_matrix, "char matrix");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_char_matrix,
+				     "char matrix", "int8");
 
 bool
 octave_char_matrix::valid_as_scalar_index (void) const
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-colon.cc
--- a/src/ov-colon.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-colon.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 #include "oct-obj.h"
 #include "ov-colon.h"
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_magic_colon, "magic-colon");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_magic_colon,
+				     "magic-colon", "magic-colon");
 
 void
 octave_magic_colon::print (std::ostream& os, bool) const
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-complex.cc
--- a/src/ov-complex.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-complex.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_complex);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_complex, "complex scalar");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_complex,
+				     "complex scalar", "double");
 
 octave_value *
 octave_complex::try_narrowing_conversion (void)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-complex.h
--- a/src/ov-complex.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-complex.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@
 
 private:
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-cs-list.cc
--- a/src/ov-cs-list.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-cs-list.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_cs_list);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_cs_list, "cs-list");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_cs_list, "cs-list", "cs-list");
 
 octave_cs_list::octave_cs_list (const Cell& c)
 {
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-cs-list.h
--- a/src/ov-cs-list.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-cs-list.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
   // The list of Octave values.
   octave_value_list lst;
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-cx-mat.cc
--- a/src/ov-cx-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-cx-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_complex_matrix);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_complex_matrix, "complex matrix");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_complex_matrix,
+				     "complex matrix", "double");
 
 octave_value *
 octave_complex_matrix::try_narrowing_conversion (void)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-dld-fcn.cc
--- a/src/ov-dld-fcn.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-dld-fcn.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_dld_function);
 
 DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_dld_function,
+				     "dynamically-linked function",
 				     "dynamically-linked function");
 
 
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-dld-fcn.h
--- a/src/ov-dld-fcn.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-dld-fcn.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
   // on the file to see if it has changed.
   bool system_fcn_file;
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-fcn-handle.cc
--- a/src/ov-fcn-handle.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-fcn-handle.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_fcn_handle);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_fcn_handle, "function handle");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_fcn_handle,
+				     "function handle",
+				     "function handle");
 
 void
 octave_fcn_handle::print (std::ostream& os, bool pr_as_read_syntax) const
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-fcn-handle.h
--- a/src/ov-fcn-handle.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-fcn-handle.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
   // The name of the handle.
   std::string nm;
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 extern octave_value make_fcn_handle (const std::string& nm);
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-file.cc
--- a/src/ov-file.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-file.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_file);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_file, "file");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_file, "file", "file");
 
 static octave_value *
 default_numeric_conversion_function (const octave_value& a)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-file.h
--- a/src/ov-file.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-file.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@
   // The number of the beast.
   int number;
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-list.cc
--- a/src/ov-list.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-list.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_list);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_list, "list");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_list, "list", "list");
 
 octave_list::octave_list (const Cell& c)
   : octave_base_value (), data ()
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-list.h
--- a/src/ov-list.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-list.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@
 
 private:
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-mapper.cc
--- a/src/ov-mapper.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-mapper.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_mapper);
 
 DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_mapper,
+				     "built-in mapper function",
 				     "built-in mapper function");
 
 static bool
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-mapper.h
--- a/src/ov-mapper.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-mapper.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@
 
   bool can_ret_cmplx_for_real;
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-range.cc
--- a/src/ov-range.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-range.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_range);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_range, "range");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_range, "range", "double");
 
 static octave_value *
 default_numeric_conversion_function (const octave_value& a)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-range.h
--- a/src/ov-range.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-range.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@
 
   Range range;
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-re-mat.cc
--- a/src/ov-re-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-re-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_matrix);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_matrix, "matrix");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_matrix, "matrix", "double");
 
 octave_value *
 octave_matrix::try_narrowing_conversion (void)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-scalar.cc
--- a/src/ov-scalar.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-scalar.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_scalar);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_scalar, "scalar");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_scalar, "scalar", "double");
 
 octave_value
 octave_scalar::do_index_op (const octave_value_list& idx, int resize_ok)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-scalar.h
--- a/src/ov-scalar.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-scalar.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@
 
 private:
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-str-mat.cc
--- a/src/ov-str-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-str-mat.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_char_matrix_str);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_char_matrix_str, "string");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_char_matrix_str, "string", "char");
 
 static octave_value *
 default_numeric_conversion_function (const octave_value& a)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-struct.cc
--- a/src/ov-struct.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-struct.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR(octave_struct);
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA(octave_struct, "struct");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA(octave_struct, "struct", "struct");
 
 Cell
 octave_struct::dotref (const octave_value_list& idx)
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-typeinfo.cc
--- a/src/ov-typeinfo.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-typeinfo.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@
 }
 
 int
-octave_value_typeinfo::register_type (const std::string& name)
+octave_value_typeinfo::register_type (const std::string& t_name,
+				      const std::string& c_name)
 {
   return (instance_ok ())
-    ? instance->do_register_type (name) : -1;
+    ? instance->do_register_type (t_name, c_name) : -1;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -147,12 +148,13 @@
 }
 
 int
-octave_value_typeinfo::do_register_type (const std::string& name)
+octave_value_typeinfo::do_register_type (const std::string& t_name,
+					 const std::string& c_name)
 {
   int i = 0;
 
   for (i = 0; i < num_types; i++)
-    if (name == types (i))
+    if (t_name == types (i))
       return i;
 
   int len = types.length ();
@@ -184,7 +186,7 @@
       widening_ops.resize (len, len, static_cast<type_conv_fcn> (0));
     }
 
-  types (i) = name;
+  types (i) = t_name;
 
   num_types++;
 
@@ -401,6 +403,25 @@
   return retval;
 }
 
+DEFUN (class, args, ,
+  "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
+@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} class (@var{expr})\n\
+\n\
+Return the class of the expression @var{expr}, as a string.\n\
+@end deftypefn")
+{
+  octave_value retval;
+
+  int nargin = args.length ();
+
+  if (nargin == 1)
+    retval = args(0).class_name ();
+  else
+    print_usage ("class");
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
 /*
 ;;; Local Variables: ***
 ;;; mode: C++ ***
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-typeinfo.h
--- a/src/ov-typeinfo.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-typeinfo.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
   static bool instance_ok (void);
 
-  static int register_type (const std::string&);
+  static int register_type (const std::string&, const std::string&);
 
   static bool register_unary_op (octave_value::unary_op, int, unary_op_fcn);
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
 
   Array2<type_conv_fcn> widening_ops;
 
-  int do_register_type (const std::string&);
+  int do_register_type (const std::string&, const std::string&);
 
   bool do_register_unary_op (octave_value::unary_op, int, unary_op_fcn);
 
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-usr-fcn.cc
--- a/src/ov-usr-fcn.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-usr-fcn.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR (octave_user_function);
 
 DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_user_function,
+				     "user-defined function",
 				     "user-defined function");
 
 // Ugh.  This really needs to be simplified (code/data?
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-usr-fcn.h
--- a/src/ov-usr-fcn.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-usr-fcn.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@
   void bind_automatic_vars (const string_vector& arg_names, int nargin,
 			    int nargout, const octave_value_list& va_args);
 
-  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
+  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
 
-  DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR
+  DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 };
 
 #endif
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov-va-args.cc
--- a/src/ov-va-args.cc	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-va-args.cc	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "oct-obj.h"
 #include "ov-va-args.h"
 
-DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_all_va_args, "va-arg");
+DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_all_va_args, "va-arg", "va-arg");
 
 void
 octave_all_va_args::print (std::ostream& os, bool) const
diff -r c76a32c6f90c -r d44675070f1a src/ov.h
--- a/src/ov.h	Fri Nov 14 17:48:46 2003 +0000
+++ b/src/ov.h	Fri Nov 14 19:50:38 2003 +0000
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@
 
   virtual std::string type_name (void) const { return rep->type_name (); }
 
+  virtual std::string class_name (void) const { return rep->class_name (); }
+
   // Unary and binary operations.
 
   friend octave_value do_unary_op (unary_op op,
@@ -752,17 +754,20 @@
   public: \
     int type_id (void) const { return t_id; } \
     std::string type_name (void) const { return t_name; } \
+    std::string class_name (void) const { return c_name; } \
     static int static_type_id (void) { return t_id; } \
     static void register_type (void) \
-      { t_id = octave_value_typeinfo::register_type (t_name); } \
+      { t_id = octave_value_typeinfo::register_type (t_name, c_name); } \
  \
   private: \
     static int t_id; \
-    static const std::string t_name;
+    static const std::string t_name; \
+    static const std::string c_name;
 
-#define DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA(t, n) \
+#define DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA(t, n, c) \
   int t::t_id (-1); \
-  const std::string t::t_name (n)
+  const std::string t::t_name (n); \
+  const std::string t::c_name (c)
 
 // If TRUE, print a warning for assignments like
 //