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Expand index,rindex functions to accept char array inputs * index.m, rindex.m: Allow char array inputs. Update documentation and tests.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:18:18 -0700
parents fd0a3ac60b0e
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19 ## -*- texinfo -*- 19 ## -*- texinfo -*-
20 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} rindex (@var{s}, @var{t}) 20 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} rindex (@var{s}, @var{t})
21 ## Return the position of the last occurrence of the character string 21 ## Return the position of the last occurrence of the character string
22 ## @var{t} in the character string @var{s}, or 0 if no occurrence is 22 ## @var{t} in the character string @var{s}, or 0 if no occurrence is
23 ## found. For example: 23 ## found. @var{s} may also be a string array or cell array of strings.
24 ##
25 ## For example:
24 ## 26 ##
25 ## @example 27 ## @example
26 ## @group 28 ## @group
27 ## rindex ("Teststring", "t") 29 ## rindex ("Teststring", "t")
28 ## @result{} 6 30 ## @result{} 6
29 ## @end group 31 ## @end group
30 ## @end example 32 ## @end example
31 ## 33 ##
32 ## @strong{Caution:} This function does not work for arrays of 34 ## The @code{rindex} function is equivalent to @code{index} with
33 ## character strings. 35 ## @var{direction} set to @samp{"last"}.
36 ##
34 ## @seealso{find, index} 37 ## @seealso{find, index}
35 ## @end deftypefn 38 ## @end deftypefn
36 39
37 ## Author: Kurt Hornik <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at> 40 ## Author: Kurt Hornik <Kurt.Hornik@wu-wien.ac.at>
38 ## Adapted-By: jwe 41 ## Adapted-By: jwe
42 ## This is patterned after the AWK function of the same name.
39 43
40 function n = rindex (s, t) 44 function n = rindex (s, t)
41
42 ## This is patterned after the AWK function of the same name.
43 45
44 if (nargin != 2) 46 if (nargin != 2)
45 print_usage (); 47 print_usage ();
46 endif 48 endif
47 49
48 n = index (s, t, "last"); 50 n = index (s, t, "last");
49 51
50 endfunction 52 endfunction
51 53
54
52 %!assert(rindex ("foobarbaz", "b") == 7 && rindex ("foobarbaz", "o") == 3); 55 %!assert(rindex ("foobarbaz", "b") == 7 && rindex ("foobarbaz", "o") == 3);
53 56
54 %!error rindex (); 57 %!test
58 %! str = char ("Hello", "World", "Goodbye", "World");
59 %! assert (rindex (str, "o"), [5; 2; 3; 2]);
60 %! str = cellstr (str);
61 %! assert (rindex (str, "o"), [5; 2; 3; 2]);
55 62
56 %!error rindex ("foo", "bar", 3); 63 %% Test input validation
64 %!error rindex ()
65 %!error rindex ("foo")
66 %!error rindex ("foo", "bar", "last")
57 67