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space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2)
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Sergei Steshenko |
Subject: |
space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2) |
Date: |
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:25:48 -0700 (PDT) |
Hello,
here is a screen session:
"
octave:1> for ii=1:1 ii endfor disp(ii)
parse error:
syntax error
>>> for ii=1:1 ii endfor disp(ii)
^
octave:1> for ii=1:1 ii endfor;disp(ii)
ii = 1
1
octave:2>
".
Why is it so 'octave' doesn't accept the first variant ?
With "traditional" 'endfor' on a new line semicolon isn't needed ?
Is there any reason for newline whitespace to be treated differently than space
whitespace ?
Thanks,
Sergei.
- space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2),
Sergei Steshenko <=
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Ben Abbott, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Ben Abbott, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), CdeMills, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Przemek Klosowski, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Sergei Steshenko, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso, 2011/08/16
- Re: space vs semicolon - why syntax error with the former ? (octave-3.4.2), Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso, 2011/08/16