Re: listing functions in a package

[c.]

On 15/feb/08, at 09:01, David Bateman wrote:

> c. wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Do you think it would make sense to have a command to
> > list all functions in a package as done by the attached patch?
> > This would be similar to the functionality of
> >
> > help <toolbox name>
> >
> > in matlab.
> > If this option was already available or you
> > do not find in useful please just ignore this message.
> >
> > c.
> >
> > P.s. it's the first time ever I use mercurial,
> > so I wonder if this is the correct way to send patches
> Sure why not.. There was a request for a method to return where a
> package is installed and whether it is loaded in January as well.  
> So if
> this feature is added it would make sense to have the feature also
> address that. What I would suggest is something like
>
>  list_functions = pkg("describe",<package>)
>
> returns an error if the package is not installed but returns the
> function list even if the package is not loaded
>
>  [state, list_functions] = pkg("describe", <package>)
>
> also returns a flag of the state of the package which can be
> "installed", "loaded", "not installed". This doesn't return an  
> error if
> the package is not installed.
>
> Regards
> David

Does the attached patch do what you intended?
c.

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