[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54434] str2num discrepancy for non-numerical input

[Arnaud Delorme]

URL:
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                 Summary: str2num discrepancy for non-numerical input
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: arnodelorme
            Submitted on: Thu 02 Aug 2018 04:35:07 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.0
        Operating System: Mac OS

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Details:

Assuming 'de' is not a variable or function.
Under Matlab 2018a

str2num('de')
ans = 
[]

Under Octave 4.4 (--traditional)

str2num('de')
stopped in
/usr/local/Cellar/octave/4.4.0_2/share/octave/4.4.0/m/strings/str2num.m at
line 62
62:   eval (s, "m = []; state = false;");




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