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doc: Add note about str2double API change to NEWS. * NEWS: Add note about str2double API change.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:21:19 -0700
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260 implementations, facilitating significantly more efficient searching 260 implementations, facilitating significantly more efficient searching
261 and replacing in strings, especially with longer patterns. The code 261 and replacing in strings, especially with longer patterns. The code
262 of `strcat' has been vectorized and is now much more efficient when 262 of `strcat' has been vectorized and is now much more efficient when
263 many strings are concatenated. The `strcmpi' and `strncmpi' 263 many strings are concatenated. The `strcmpi' and `strncmpi'
264 functions are now built-in functions, providing better performance. 264 functions are now built-in functions, providing better performance.
265
266 ** 'str2double' now has a compiled implementation and the API conforms
267 to Matlab. The additional Octave-specific features of returning a
268 boolean matrix indicating which elements were successfully converted
269 has been removed.
265 270
266 ** Matlab-style ignoring input and output function arguments using 271 ** Matlab-style ignoring input and output function arguments using
267 tilde (~) is now supported. Ignored output arguments may be 272 tilde (~) is now supported. Ignored output arguments may be
268 detected from a function using the built-in function `isargout'. 273 detected from a function using the built-in function `isargout'.
269 For more details, consult the manual. 274 For more details, consult the manual.