[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #48428] Support for java.lang.XXX syntax

[John W. Eaton]

Follow-up Comment #17, bug #48428 (project octave):

It would be unpleasant if we had to give up arbitrary indexing chains and/or
chained assignments.  I know people like to be able to do things like


svd(a)(1:n)


for example.  But I think this also makes the interpreter implementation more
complicated.  And maybe now we are seeing why this is impossible for Matlab? 
I don't know.  I've never been able to come up with a simple and clear example
that shows exactly why arbitrary indexing chains aren't possible.  What about
overloading subsref?  Does it cause trouble there?

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