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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {} {@var{new_expr} =} __vectorize__ (@var{expr})
## Undocumented internal function.
## @end deftypefn

## The following function was translated directly from the original C++
## version.  Yes, it will be slow, but its use is strongly discouraged
## anyway, and most expressions will probably be short.  It may also be
## buggy.  Well, don't use this function!

function new_expr = __vectorize__ (expr)

  new_expr = "";

  len = length (expr);
  i = 1;

  while (i <= len)
    c = expr(i);

    if (c == "*" || c == "/" || c == "\\" || c == "^")
      if (i > 1 && expr(i-1) != ".")
        new_expr(end+1) = ".";
      endif

      ## Special case for ** operator.
      if (c == '*' && i < (len - 1) && expr(i+1) == '*')
        new_expr(end+1) = "*";
        i++;
      endif
    endif

    new_expr(end+1) = c;
    i++;

  endwhile

endfunction