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##
## This file is part of Octave.
##
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## Undocumented internal function.

function c = __sysconcat__ (a, b)

  ## c = __sysconcat__ (a, b)
  ## cell array replacement for append, used by control systems toolbox

  if (ischar (a))
    a = {a};
  endif
  if (ischar (b))
    b = {b};
  endif

  if (! (is_signal_list (a) && is_signal_list (b)))
    error("need cell arrays of strings");
  endif

  c = a;
  la = length (a);
  for ii = 1:length (b)
    c{la+ii} = b{ii};
  endfor

endfunction