[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #49444] tilde as output argument does not work

[Francesco Potortì]

URL:
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                 Summary: tilde as output argument does not work
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: pot
            Submitted on: Wed 26 Oct 2016 10:14:08 AM CEST
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.0.3
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

Docs from the isargout function speaks about tilde being used to ignore an
output argument.  But apparently this does not work:


> [~ i] = sort(1:2)
parse error:

  invalid left hand side of assignment

>>> [~ i] = sort(1:2)
        ^





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