# Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
# 
# This file is part of Octave.
# 
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function st = strcat (s, t, ...)

  if (nargin > 1)
    if (isstr (s) && isstr (t))
      tmpst = [s, t];
    else
      error ("strcat: all arguments must be strings");
    endif
    n = nargin - 2;
    while (n--)
      tmp = va_arg ();
      if (isstr (tmp))
        tmpst = [tmpst, tmp];
      else
        error ("strcat: all arguments must be strings");
      endif
    endwhile
  else
    usage ("strcat (s, t, ...)");
  endif

  st = tmpst;

endfunction