ov-builtin.cc

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#if defined (HAVE_CONFIG_H)
#  include "config.h"
#endif
 
#include "error.h"
#include "errwarn.h"
#include "interpreter-private.h"
#include "interpreter.h"
#include "ov-builtin.h"
#include "ov.h"
#include "ovl.h"
#include "profiler.h"
#include "unwind-prot.h"
 
 
DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_builtin,
                                     "built-in function",
                                     "built-in function");
 
octave_value_list
octave_builtin::execute (octave::tree_evaluator& tw, int nargout,
                         const octave_value_list& args)
{
  octave_value_list retval;
 
  if (args.has_magic_colon ())
    error ("invalid use of colon in function argument list");
 
  octave::profiler& profiler = tw.get_profiler ();
 
  octave::profiler::enter<octave_builtin> block (profiler, *this);
 
  if (f)
    retval = (*f) (args, nargout);
  else
    {
      octave::interpreter& interp
        = octave::__get_interpreter__ ("octave_builtin::call");
 
      retval = (*m) (interp, args, nargout);
    }
 
  // Do not allow null values to be returned from functions.
  // FIXME: perhaps true builtins should be allowed?
 
  retval.make_storable_values ();
 
  // Fix the case of a single undefined value.
  // This happens when a compiled function uses
  //
  //   octave_value retval;
  //
  // instead of
  //
  //   octave_value_list retval;
  //
  // the idiom is very common, so we solve that here.
 
  if (retval.length () == 1 && retval.xelem (0).is_undefined ())
    retval.clear ();
 
  return retval;
}
 
octave::jit_type *
octave_builtin::to_jit (void) const
{
  return jtype;
}
 
void
octave_builtin::stash_jit (octave::jit_type& type)
{
  jtype = &type;
}
 
octave_builtin::fcn
octave_builtin::function (void) const
{
  return f;
}
 
octave_builtin::meth
octave_builtin::method (void) const
{
  return m;
}
 
void
octave_builtin::push_dispatch_class (const std::string& dispatch_type)
{
  dispatch_classes.insert (dispatch_type);
}
 
bool
octave_builtin::handles_dispatch_class (const std::string& dispatch_type) const
{
  return dispatch_classes.find (dispatch_type) != dispatch_classes.end ();
}