diff NEWS @ 27876:76373f5113db

javaddpath.m: Allow cellstr inputs (bug #57487) * NEWS: Announce new feature. * javaaddpath.m: Add new function calling form to docstring. Add description of cellstr input to docstring. Redo input validation to check for strings or cell array of strings. Add new inner for loop to unpack each potential cell array of strings. Add BIST tests for functionality and input validation.
author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Fri, 27 Dec 2019 10:13:17 -0800
parents 1ebfa73565fe
children c5f5f7044196
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--- a/NEWS	Fri Dec 27 10:18:06 2019 -0500
+++ b/NEWS	Fri Dec 27 10:13:17 2019 -0800
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@
   "Superclasslist" for Matlab compatibility.  The original name will
   exist as an alias until Octave version 8.1.
 
-- The function `javaaddpath` now prepends new directories to the existing dynamic classpath by default.  To append them instead, use the new `"-end"` argument.
+- The function `javaaddpath` now prepends new directories to the
+  existing dynamic classpath by default.  To append them instead, use
+  the new `"-end"` argument.  Multiple directories may now be specified
+  in a cell array of strings.
 
 - An undocumented function `gui_mainfcn` has been added, for compatibility
   with figures created with Matlab's Guide.