[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #43649] strfind returns matches for empty pattern

[Andreas Weber]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43649>

                 Summary: strfind returns matches for empty pattern
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: andy1978
            Submitted on: Do 20 Nov 2014 16:23:22 GMT
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.8.2
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Octave 3.8.2 and default returns


octave:1> strfind ('foo', '')
ans =
   1   2   3   4


whereas MATLAB R2014a returns empty


>> strfind ('foo', '')
ans =
     []


which is more intuitive for me.




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