[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #49169] Class can't be called from builtin function.

[Mike Miller]

Update of bug #49169 (project octave):

                  Status:                    None => Need Info              

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Follow-up Comment #1:

This error is probably because the class function knows whether it is being
called from a class constructor function or not. If you call it using builtin,
that adds an indirection to the stack and it no longer knows that it is in a
constructor context.

However, you don't need to use builtin to do what you want. I made a simple
example to show the class I think you are describing:


>> type @foo/foo

function x = foo ()
  x = class (struct (), "foo");
endfunction


>> type @foo/class

function s = class (x)
  s = "foo-type";
endfunction

>> x = foo;
>> class (x)
ans = foo-type


It seems to work for me without needing to use builtin, probably because
Octave defers calling overridden methods in the constructor.

Is there something missing in your example that shows why you need to use
builtin and why you think that should work as you describe?

Do you have access to Matlab to compare and show whether they work one way or
the other?

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