Re: Issue where return doesn't really return to octave prompt

[Shai Ayal]

This works for me on a self compiled octave 2.1.71 using gcc 3.3.3 on
cygwin WinXP.

I see no problem, the function returns to the octave prompt

Shai

On 8/15/05, address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
> I just tried a MUCH simpler test case and am seeing the same thing.
> 
> Code Used
> -------------------------
> // Octave Includes
> #include<octave/oct.h>
> #include<octave/parse.h>
> 
> #include <iostream>
> using namespace std;
> 
> DEFUN_DLD(test_func,args,,"blah")
> {
>        string testString = args(1).string_value();
> 
>        return octave_value();
> }
> 
> Compile command line
> -----------------------------------
> mkoctfile test_func.cc
> 
> Octave command line
> ---------------------------
> test_func(0,'TestFunc')
> 
> Quoting "John W. Eaton" <address@hidden>:
> 
> > On 15-Aug-2005, address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > | I am having an issue that has me baffled.  An apparently small
> > change to code
> > | causes very unexpected results.  The following snippet of code
> > shows both the
> > | case in which the problem does not occur and when it does occur.  Also, 
> > the
> > | error does not occur in Linux or OSX, only in Cygwin.
> > |
> > | DEFUN_DLD(hget,args,,"hget(handle,string)\n\
> > |  gets a property for the given handle")
> > | {
> > |
> > | // Works here if uncommented
> > | //return octave_value();
> > |
> > | //  Get the 'figure' object from the HandleManager
> > | handle* handlePtr = handle::getHandle( args(0).int_value() );
> > |
> > | // Works here if uncommented
> > | //return octave_value();
> > |
> > | // Make sure the handle retrieved is a 'handle' object
> > | if( (handlePtr != NULL) &&
> > |     (handlePtr->type_id() == handle::static_type_id()) )
> > | {
> > |     // Works here if uncommented
> > |     //return octave_value();
> > |
> > |     string propName = args(1).string_value();
> > |
> > |     // Fails here - never returns to the octave prompt
> > |     return octave_value();
> > | }
> > | else
> > | {
> > |     error("handle: The handle id specified does not exist");
> > | }
> > |
> > | }
> > |
> > | Any suggestions?
> >
> > Are you sure the string_value function returns?
> >
> > jwe
> >
> 
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