# HG changeset patch
# User Rik <rik@octave.org>
# Date 1409597206 25200
# Node ID efd5cf93013b4ff404e065990b6005bc899f7232
# Parent  be8a12acb20acf547ac98b7101ebdbcf594a3b94
doc: Move validatestrings into function chapter of manual.

* func.txi: Add validatestrings to function chapter dealing with processing function
inputs.

* strings.txi: Remove validatestrings from strings chapter.

* validateattributes.m: Update seealso cross reference list.

* validatestring.m: Update seealso cross reference list.

diff -r be8a12acb20a -r efd5cf93013b doc/interpreter/func.txi
--- a/doc/interpreter/func.txi	Mon Sep 01 10:57:29 2014 -0700
+++ b/doc/interpreter/func.txi	Mon Sep 01 11:46:46 2014 -0700
@@ -393,8 +393,6 @@
 which stops the function execution and prints a message about the correct
 way to call the function whenever the number of inputs is wrong.
 
-@DOCSTRING(validateattributes)
-
 For compatibility with @sc{matlab}, @code{narginchk} and @code{nargoutchk} are
 available which provide similar error checking.
 
@@ -402,8 +400,17 @@
 
 @DOCSTRING(nargoutchk)
 
-There is also the class @code{inputParser} which can perform extremely
-complex input checking for functions.
+Besides the number of arguments, inputs can be checked for various properties.
+@code{validatestring} is used for string arguments and
+@code{validateattributes} for numeric arguments.
+
+@DOCSTRING(validatestring)
+
+@DOCSTRING(validateattributes)
+
+If none of the preceding functions is sufficient there is also the class
+@code{inputParser} which can perform extremely complex input checking for
+functions.
 
 @DOCSTRING(inputParser)
 
diff -r be8a12acb20a -r efd5cf93013b doc/interpreter/strings.txi
--- a/doc/interpreter/strings.txi	Mon Sep 01 10:57:29 2014 -0700
+++ b/doc/interpreter/strings.txi	Mon Sep 01 11:46:46 2014 -0700
@@ -401,8 +401,6 @@
 
 @DOCSTRING(strncmpi)
 
-@DOCSTRING(validatestring)
-
 @node Manipulating Strings
 @section Manipulating Strings
 
diff -r be8a12acb20a -r efd5cf93013b scripts/general/validateattributes.m
--- a/scripts/general/validateattributes.m	Mon Sep 01 10:57:29 2014 -0700
+++ b/scripts/general/validateattributes.m	Mon Sep 01 11:46:46 2014 -0700
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 ##
 ## @end table
 ##
-## @seealso{nargin, varargin, isa, validatestring}
+## @seealso{isa, validatestring, inputParser}
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 function validateattributes (A, cls, attr, varargin)
diff -r be8a12acb20a -r efd5cf93013b scripts/strings/validatestring.m
--- a/scripts/strings/validatestring.m	Mon Sep 01 10:57:29 2014 -0700
+++ b/scripts/strings/validatestring.m	Mon Sep 01 11:46:46 2014 -0700
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 ## @end group
 ## @end smallexample
 ##
-## @seealso{strcmp, strcmpi}
+## @seealso{strcmp, strcmpi, validateattributes, inputParser}
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 ## Author: Bill Denney <bill@denney.ws>