listing functions in a package

[David Bateman]

c. wrote:
> Hi,
> Do you think it would make sense to have a command to
> list all functions in a package as done by the attached patch?
> This would be similar to the functionality of
>
> help <toolbox name>
>
> in matlab.
> If this option was already available or you
> do not find in useful please just ignore this message.
>
> c.
>
> P.s. it's the first time ever I use mercurial,
> so I wonder if this is the correct way to send patches
>
>
>
Sure why not.. There was a request for a method to return where a
package is installed and whether it is loaded in January as well. So if
this feature is added it would make sense to have the feature also
address that. What I would suggest is something like

 list_functions = pkg("describe",<package>)

returns an error if the package is not installed but returns the
function list even if the package is not loaded

 [state, list_functions] = pkg("describe", <package>)

also returns a flag of the state of the package which can be
"installed", "loaded", "not installed". This doesn't return an error if
the package is not installed.

Regards
David



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