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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {} {} mustBeReal (@var{x})
##
## Requires that input @var{x} is real.
##
## Raises an error if the input @var{x} is not real, as determined by
## @code{isreal (@var{x})}.
##
## @end deftypefn

function mustBeReal (x)
  if ! isreal (x)
    label = inputname (1);
    if isempty (label)
      label = "input";
    endif
    error ("%s must be real; got a complex value", label);
  endif
endfunction

%!test
%! mustBeReal ([])
%! mustBeReal (42)
%! mustBeReal (Inf)
%! mustBeReal (NaN)
%! mustBeReal (1:100)
%! mustBeReal (int32(42))

%!error mustBeReal ()
%!error mustBeReal (i)
%!error mustBeReal (2 + i)