# HG changeset patch
# User Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com>
# Date 1277969514 -7200
# Node ID 12dfe91e9fab1cb6dac86cffdc001538f5756e8c
# Parent  76079e505f9d7d26d71d24f59115c3b098f2c107
more bkw compatibility for octave_map

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-07-01  Jaroslav Hajek  <highegg@gmail.com>
+
+	* oct-map.h (octave_scalar_map::assign (const std::string&, const
+	octave_value&), octave_map::assign (const std::string&, const Cell&)):
+	Backward-compatible aliases for setfield.
+
 2010-07-01  Jaroslav Hajek  <highegg@gmail.com>
 
 	* oct-map.cc (octave_fields::equal_up_to_order (const octave_fields&,
diff --git a/src/oct-map.h b/src/oct-map.h
--- a/src/oct-map.h
+++ b/src/oct-map.h
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@
 
   // set contents of a given field. add if not exist.
   void setfield (const std::string& key, const octave_value& val);
+  void assign (const std::string& k, const octave_value& val)
+    { setfield (k, val); } 
 
   // remove a given field. do nothing if not exist.
   void rmfield (const std::string& key);
@@ -336,6 +338,8 @@
   // set contents of a given field. add if not exist. checks for
   // correct dimensions.
   void setfield (const std::string& key, const Cell& val);
+  void assign (const std::string& k, const Cell& val)
+    { setfield (k, val); } 
 
   // remove a given field. do nothing if not exist.
   void rmfield (const std::string& key);