[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54892] sscanf %1c returns more than one character

[anonymous]

URL:
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                 Summary: sscanf %1c returns more than one character
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Wed 24 Oct 2018 04:44:29 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Inaccurate Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Uli Wortmann
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.0
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

If I use
g="Hello World"

and then 
 
h=sscanf(g,"%1c")

h equals "Hello World"

The expected result would "H"






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