[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #49478] Document, that "size" combines dimensions if nargout>1 && nargout<ndims(A)

[Andreas Weber]

URL:
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                 Summary: Document, that "size" combines dimensions if
nargout>1 && nargout<ndims(A)
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: andy1978
            Submitted on: Sun 30 Oct 2016 09:47:02 AM GMT
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 2 - Minor
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.0-rc2
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

I was baffled that size returns the produkt of dimensions if nargout > 1 and
nargout < ndims (A)
(and yes, the other software does the same)

For example:

[d1, d2] = size (ones (2, 3, 4))
d1 =  2
d2 =  12

[d1, d2, d3] = size (ones (2, 3, 4, 5, 6))
d1 =  2
d2 =  3
d3 =  120


I think this should be documented in "size", something like "If there are
multiple output arguments, but less than ndims (A), the last output argument
is the product of the remaining dimensions"

Perhaps someone with better english skills can add this.





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