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bug #56927: textscan format '%q' does not produce Matlab-compatible results for corner case where pattern fails

Submitter:  Rik <rik5>
Submitted:  Fri 20 Sep 2019 06:58:40 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Octave Function Severity:  2 - Minor
Priority:  1 - Later Item Group:  Matlab Compatibility
Status:  Confirmed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  Open/Closed:  * Open
Release:  * dev Operating System:  * Any
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
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Fri 20 Sep 2019 06:58:40 PM UTC, original submission:  

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textscan ('"a,b","c"trailing', '%q', 'delimiter', ',')
ans =
{
  [1,1] =
  {
    [1,1] = a,b
    [2,1] = c
    [3,1] = trailing
  }

}


In Matlab, there are only two outputs, not three, and the second output is "ctrailing".  In other words, the section of text not matching the pattern, but occurring before a delimiter, is appended to the last format match.

This is an obscure corner case and I am merely noting it, rather than suggesting it get fixed.

Rik <rik5>
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