[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #55858] methods() does not include constructors

[Mike Miller]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?55858>

                 Summary: methods() does not include constructors
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: mtmiller
            Submitted on: Thu 07 Mar 2019 03:36:51 PM PST
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 1 - Wish
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

The methods() function should include class constructors in the list of method
names. This applies both to classdef classes and to Java classes. The
constructor name is returned without any Matlab or Java package prefix, just
the bare name (e.g. "String" instead of "java.lang.String", or "Map" instead
of "containers.Map").

With the "-full" option, all overloaded constructors should be returned for
Java classes. No return type is listed for Java constructors.

It looks to me like the constructor name is sorted (in ASCII sort order, where
all capitals come before lowercase) along with other methods. In Java classes,
since methods typically start with a lowercase, this means the uppercase
constructor name comes first in the list. In classdef classes, the constructor
name is sorted and appears within the list of other method names.




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