any2str

(tmp_for_tar/dumper/any2str.m)

Function Synopsis

s = any2str(mat)		

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 s = any2str(thing)           - Convert an octave object to a string

 thing : an octave object (matrix, list or struct)

 s     : string : string that evaluates to thing

  See also any2m, cmpany, list2str, mat2str, struct2str, str2str.

 Last modified: August 2001

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## s = any2str(thing)           - Convert an octave object to a string
##
## thing : an octave object (matrix, list or struct)
## 
## s     : string : string that evaluates to thing
##
##  See also any2m, cmpany, list2str, mat2str, struct2str, str2str.


## Author:        Etienne Grossmann  <etienne@isr.ist.utl.pt>
## Last modified: August 2001

function s = any2str(mat)		
# cl = class(mat);
  if is_matrix(mat) || any(size(mat)==0),
  s = mat2str(mat) ;
elseif isstr(mat),
  # mat2 = strrep(mat,'''','''''');
  ## mat2 = strrep(mat,"'","\'");
  ##    mat2 = mat ;
  ##    q = [ split('\\\'"\a\b\f\n\r\t\v','')' ; '\\\'"abfnrtv' ] ;
  ##    for i=1:size(q,2) , mat2 = strrep (mat2,q(1,i),['\\',q(2,i)]) ;  end
  ##    mat2 = strrep(mat2,"\n","\\n");
  ##    s = sprintf('\'%s\'',mat2);
  s = str2str (mat);
elseif is_list(mat),
  s = list2str(mat);
elseif is_struct(mat),
  s = struct2str(mat);
else
  printf("Sorry, any2str doesn't know how to stringify \n") ;
  keyboard
end