[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54893] using strrep with extended ASCII codes inserts extra characters

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                 Summary: using strrep with extended ASCII codes inserts extra
characters
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 24 Oct 2018 04:49:48 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Uli Wortmann
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.0
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Using

s1 = N43°38'19.39"

and then calling

h=strrep(s1,"\xB0","\x3A")

correctly replaces the degree symbol with a colon, however, it inserts an
additional (non printing) character before the colon

Current result for h is

N43�:38'19.39"

Expected result would be

N43:38'19.39"




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