[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56087] issorted docstring needs update (option of "ascend" or "descend")

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URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56087>

                 Summary: issorted docstring needs update (option of "ascend"
or "descend")
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Sat 06 Apr 2019 12:30:10 PM UTC
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 5.1.0
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

The issorted function now uses a direction option of "ascend" or "descend"
instead of "ascending" and "descending".
( bug #54147
changeset http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/b7db401e1a99 )

But the docstring is still old.  Here is a patch:

--- a/libinterp/corefcn/data.cc
+++ b/libinterp/corefcn/data.cc
@@ -6863,10 +6863,9 @@
 @deftypefnx {} {} issorted (@var{a}, @var{mode})
 @deftypefnx {} {} issorted (@var{a}, "rows", @var{mode})
 Return true if the array is sorted according to @var{mode}, which
-may be either @qcode{"ascending"}, @qcode{"descending"}, or
address@hidden"either"}.
+may be either @qcode{"ascend"}, @qcode{"descend"}, or @qcode{"either"}.
 
-By default,  @var{mode} is @qcode{"ascending"}.  NaNs are treated in the
+By default,  @var{mode} is @qcode{"ascend"}.  NaNs are treated in the
 same manner as @code{sort}.
 
 If the optional argument @qcode{"rows"} is supplied, check whether






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