[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42054] uint8 typecast error

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                 Summary: uint8 typecast error
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Sa 05 Apr 2014 10:59:16 UTC
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: stefan
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.6.4
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

I found a significant error in uint8 typecast.

uint8('ä') 
returns 0


compare this result to:


double('ä')
returns 228


This affects a lot of functions like fwrite,...
and also other characters like: €,§,²,³,ü,ö,...

Greetings
Stefan





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