[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59103] inputname() is incorrect for string-like numeric inputs such as Inf, NaN, i

[Rik]

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                 Summary: inputname() is incorrect for string-like numeric
inputs such as Inf, NaN, i
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: rik5
            Submitted on: Sat 12 Sep 2020 01:39:20 PM PDT
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: dev
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Consider this test function which is also attached to this bug report:


function tst_inputname (arg1)
  inputname (1)
endfunction


When called with a numeric input the result is an empty string ("")


octave:1> tst_inputname (1)
ans = 


However, when called with a numeric input that looks like a string the result
is a string, rather than an empty value.


octave:2> tst_inputname (Inf)
ans = Inf
octave:3> tst_inputname (j)
ans = j


Matlab correctly returns an empty string for these cases.




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Date: Sat 12 Sep 2020 01:39:20 PM PDT  Name: tst_inputname.m  Size: 58B   By:
rik5

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