bugGNU Octave - Bugs: bug #48041, classdef: `help myclass` messes up...

 
 

bug #48041: classdef: `help myclass` messes up `help @myclass/method`

Submitted by:  Colin Macdonald <cbm>
Submitted on:  Fri 27 May 2016 08:48:30 PM UTC  
 
Category: InterpreterSeverity: 3 - Normal
Priority: 5 - NormalItem Group: Incorrect Result
Status: ConfirmedAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Open
Release: devOperating System: Any

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Sun 29 May 2016 04:44:11 PM UTC, comment #1:

Confirmed here, calling the class constructor, as opposed to `help foo`, also masks the help on any other methods.

Mike Miller <mtmiller>
Project Administrator
Fri 27 May 2016 08:48:30 PM UTC, original submission:

`help` interacts badly with classdef-style classes. After I do `help classname`, I cannot access the help of any methods (except ones I accessed before `help classname`.

("@pyobject/dummy" is documented).

But if I restart Octave and try the commands in a different order:

Colin Macdonald <cbm>

 

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