Re: ... makes a difference

[Henry F. Mollet]

JWE has explained but I would like to ask/point out that ... is overriding
the subsequent return key that I have to use to put the '2' on a new line.
Therefore the comma is not needed and the return key has the same function
as using a semicolon.
Henry

octave:6> [1,
> 2]
ans =

  1
  2

octave:7> [1
> 2]
ans =

  1
  2

octave:8> [1;2]
ans =

  1
  2


on 3/7/06 12:01 AM, Peter Lempel Søndergaard at address@hidden wrote:

> Dear list,
> 
> typing 
> 
> [1,
>  2]
> 
> in a script file gives
> 
> ans = 
> 
>   1
>   2
> 
> while typing 
> 
> [1,...
>  2]
> 
> gives
> 
> ans =
> 
>   1 2
> 
> In my mind, both examples should produce the second output. Is this
> documented somewhere? I am using octave 2.1.72
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
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