[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #35482] var(varargin{end})=1 gives an error

[Garrett]

URL:
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                 Summary: var(varargin{end})=1  gives an error
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: g2e
            Submitted on: Wed 08 Feb 2012 03:52:35 PM GMT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.6.0
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Make a simple function:


function [x]=simple(varargin)
x(varargin{end})=1;
endfunction


and run it:


octave:1> simple(3)
error: invalid dimension inquiry of a non-existent value
error: invalid empty index list
error: called from:
error:   /opt/seizmo/seizmo/simple.m at line 2, column 17


If i change the simple function to not use the 'end' keyword then simple(3)
works:


function [x]=simple(varargin)
x(varargin{1})=1;
endfunction



octave:1> simple(3)
ans =

   0   0   1


It looks like Octave is trying to interpret the 'end' keyword in the context
of the x variable rather than varargin.




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