'frpintf' allows no FID

[Muthiah Annamalai]

Ben Abbott wrote:
>
> On Jan 27, 2009, at 9:00 PM, Muthiah Annamalai wrote:
>
>>
>>> Subject: 'frpintf' allows no FID
>>> To: bug at octave.org
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>>>
>> <SNIP>
>>> octave:1> help fprintf
>>> -- Built-in Function: fprintf (FID, TEMPLATE, ...)
>>> This function is just like `printf', except that the output is
>>> written to the stream FID instead of `stdout'.
>>>
>>> See also: printf, sprintf, fread, fscanf, fopen, fclose.
>>>
>>> fprintf is a built-in function
>>>
>>> Additional help for built-in functions and operators is
>>> available in the on-line version of the manual. Use the command
>>> `doc <topic>' to search the manual index.
>>>
>>> Help and information about Octave is also available on the WWW
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>>> octave:2> fprintf("Why ?\n");
>>> Why ?
>>> octave:3>
>>> "
>>>
>>> I expect 'fprintf' to fail since no FID is specified.
>>> Or the documentation to say otherwise.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Sergei.
>>>
>>
>> I think the Matlab also supports similar behavior. Maybe we just need a
>> document
>> this in Octave, in this file (src/file-io.cc). If this is acceptable I
>> can generate a patch.
>>
>> See:
>> http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/index.html?/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/fprintf.html 
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Muthu
>
>
> Please do.
>
> Ben
>
>

John W. Eaton wrote:
> On 27-Jan-2009, Muthiah Annamalai wrote:
>
> | I think the Matlab also supports similar behavior. Maybe we just need a 
> | document
> | this in Octave, in this file (src/file-io.cc). If this is acceptable I 
> | can generate a patch.
>
> I added
>
>   If @var{fid} is omitted, the output is written to @code{stdout}.\n\
>
> to the fprintf doc string.
>
> jwe
>
>   

So JWE added the change.
Thanks,
-Muthu