[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #52702] extra spaces in "char" and "strvcat" docstring

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URL:
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                 Summary: extra spaces in "char" and "strvcat" docstring
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 20 Dec 2017 02:49:40 AM UTC
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Run the examples in the "char" and "strvcat" docstring:

octave:37>  char ([97, 98, 99], "", {"98", "99", 100}, "str1", ["ha", "lf"])
ans =

abc 
    
98  
99  
d   
str1
half

octave:38>  whos
Variables in the current scope:

   Attr Name        Size                     Bytes  Class
   ==== ====        ====                     =====  ===== 
        ans         7x4                         28  char

Total is 28 elements using 28 bytes

octave:39>  strvcat ([97, 98, 99], "", {"98", "99", 100}, "str1", ["ha",
"lf"])
ans =

abc 
98  
99  
d   
str1
half

octave:40>  whos
Variables in the current scope:

   Attr Name        Size                     Bytes  Class
   ==== ====        ====                     =====  ===== 
        ans         6x4                         24  char

Total is 24 elements using 24 bytes



But the help text of "char" and "strvcat" says that

          char ([97, 98, 99], "", {"98", "99", 100}, "str1", ["ha", "lf"])
             => ["abc    "
                 "       "
                 "98     "
                 "99     "
                 "d      "
                 "str1   "
                 "half   "]

          strvcat ([97, 98, 99], "", {"98", "99", 100}, "str1", ["ha", "lf"])
                => ["abc    "
                    "98     "
                    "99     "
                    "d      "
                    "str1   "
                    "half   "]


which should be

          char ([97, 98, 99], "", {"98", "99", 100}, "str1", ["ha", "lf"])
             => ["abc "
                 "    "
                 "98  "
                 "99  "
                 "d   "
                 "str1"
                 "half"]

          strvcat ([97, 98, 99], "", {"98", "99", 100}, "str1", ["ha", "lf"])
                => ["abc "
                    "98  "
                    "99  "
                    "d   "
                    "str1"
                    "half"]






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