From octave-maintainers-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Sat Apr 21 07:24:50 2001
Subject: Re: request for "assert"
From: Paul Kienzle <pkienzle at kienzle dot powernet dot co dot uk>
To: "Joseph P. Skudlarek" <jskud at jskud dot com>
Cc: octave-maintainers at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:24:32 +0100

I've got a version at:

http://users.powernet.co.uk/kienzle/octave/matcompat/scripts/testfun/assert.m

It recursively walks structure trees, but doesn't handle lists.  Feel free
to extend it.

Ideally, each type should provide a comparator which determines if two
instances of that type have the same value within some error bound so
that assert would also work for user defined types.  Add an isequal
method to the octave_value class?

Paul Kienzle
pkienzle at kienzle dot powernet dot co dot uk

On Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 09:22:31PM -0700, Joseph P. Skudlarek wrote:
> Hi.  An assert is a wonderful thing.  It's easy for a user to add, but
> given the utility and the benefit, it might be better if it were built
> in -- more people might use it.  So, how 'bout considering it?  Thanks.
> /Jskud 
> 
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