max (matrix, DIM) does not behave as advertised

[David Bateman]

Francesco Potortì wrote:
> The help string says:
> 
>  -- Mapping Function:  max (X, Y, DIM)
> 
>      For a matrix
>      argument, return the maximum value from each column, as a row
>      vector, or over the dimension DIM if defined.
> 
> but:
> 
> octave3.1> max(ones(2),2)
> ans =
> 
>    2   2
>    2   2

That is consistent.. I believe you mean

max(ones(2,2),[],2)

> moreover:
> 
> octave3.1> max(ones(2),ones(2),2)
> ans =
> 
>    1   1
>    1   1

Humm, yes that should probably produce an error as you say.

D.


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