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[project @ 2003-06-24 13:00:12 by jwe]
author jwe
date Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:00:12 +0000
parents 83d4452bc522
children f3c21a1d1c62
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--- a/src/ov-base.cc
+++ b/src/ov-base.cc
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@
 	      {
 		if (type.length () == 1)
 		  retval = numeric_assign (type, idx, rhs);
+		else if (is_empty ())
+		  {
+		    // Allow conversion of empty matrix to some other
+		    // type in cases like
+		    //
+		    //  x = []; x(i).f = rhs
+
+		    octave_value tmp = octave_value::empty_conv (type, rhs);
+
+		    retval = tmp.subsasgn (type, idx, rhs);
+		  }
 		else
 		  {
 		    std::string nm = type_name ();