[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #38514] Odd parsing of empty cell {} within matrix [ ] definition

[Rik]

URL:
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                 Summary: Odd parsing of empty cell {} within matrix [ ]
definition
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: rik5
            Submitted on: Wed 13 Mar 2013 04:46:10 PM PDT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

A null matrix, [], is filtered out when creating a new matrix.


[1, 2, [], 3, 4]

ans =

   1   2   3   4


However, a null cell, {}, causes the matrix to be re-defined as a cell.


[1, 2, {}, 3, 4]
ans = 
{
  [1,1] =  1
  [1,2] =  2
  [1,3] =  3
  [1,4] =  4
}


This seems really odd.





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