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#if defined (HAVE_CONFIG_H)
#  include "config.h"
#endif
 
#include <sstream>
 
#include "file-info.h"
#include "file-ops.h"
#include "file-stat.h"
#include "str-vec.h"
 
#include "builtin-defun-decls.h"
#include "defaults.h"
#include "Cell.h"
#include "defun.h"
#include "error.h"
#include "errwarn.h"
#include "input.h"
#include "ovl.h"
#include "ov-usr-fcn.h"
#include "ov.h"
#include "pager.h"
#include "pt-eval.h"
#include "pt-jump.h"
#include "pt-misc.h"
#include "pt-pr-code.h"
#include "pt-stmt.h"
#include "pt-walk.h"
#include "symtab.h"
#include "interpreter-private.h"
#include "interpreter.h"
#include "unwind-prot.h"
#include "utils.h"
#include "parse.h"
#include "profiler.h"
#include "variables.h"
#include "ov-fcn-handle.h"
 
// Whether to optimize subsasgn method calls.
static bool Voptimize_subsasgn_calls = true;
 
octave_user_code::~octave_user_code ()
{
  // This function is no longer valid, so remove the pointer to it from
  // the corresponding scope.
  // FIXME: would it be better to use shared/weak pointers for this job
  // instead of storing a bare pointer in the scope object?
  m_scope.set_user_code (nullptr);
 
  // FIXME: shouldn't this happen automatically when deleting cmd_list?
  if (m_cmd_list)
    {
      octave::event_manager& evmgr = octave::__get_event_manager__ ();
 
      m_cmd_list->remove_all_breakpoints (evmgr, m_file_name);
    }
 
  delete m_cmd_list;
  delete m_file_info;
}
 
void
octave_user_code::get_file_info ()
{
  m_file_info = new octave::file_info (m_file_name);
 
  octave::sys::file_stat fs (m_file_name);
 
  if (fs && (fs.mtime () > time_parsed ()))
    warning ("function file '%s' changed since it was parsed",
             m_file_name.c_str ());
}
 
std::string
octave_user_code::get_code_line (std::size_t line)
{
  if (! m_file_info)
    get_file_info ();
 
  return m_file_info->get_line (line);
}
 
std::deque<std::string>
octave_user_code::get_code_lines (std::size_t line, std::size_t num_lines)
{
  if (! m_file_info)
    get_file_info ();
 
  return m_file_info->get_lines (line, num_lines);
}
 
void
octave_user_code::cache_function_text (const std::string& text,
                                       const octave::sys::time& timestamp)
{
  delete m_file_info;
 
  if (timestamp > time_parsed ())
    warning ("help text for function is newer than function");
 
  m_file_info = new octave::file_info (text, timestamp);
}
 
std::map<std::string, octave_value>
octave_user_code::subfunctions () const
{
  return std::map<std::string, octave_value> ();
}
 
octave_value
octave_user_code::dump () const
{
  std::map<std::string, octave_value> m
  = {{ "scope_info", m_scope ? m_scope.dump () : "0x0" },
    { "m_file_name", m_file_name },
    { "time_parsed", m_t_parsed },
    { "time_checked", m_t_checked }
  };
 
  return octave_value (m);
}
 
 
// User defined scripts.
 
DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_user_script,
                                     "user-defined script",
                                     "user-defined script");
 
octave_user_script::octave_user_script ()
  : octave_user_code ()
{ }
 
octave_user_script::octave_user_script
(const std::string& fnm, const std::string& nm,
 const octave::symbol_scope& scope, octave::tree_statement_list *cmds,
 const std::string& ds)
  : octave_user_code (fnm, nm, scope, cmds, ds)
{
  if (m_cmd_list)
    m_cmd_list->mark_as_script_body ();
}
 
octave_user_script::octave_user_script
(const std::string& fnm, const std::string& nm,
 const octave::symbol_scope& scope, const std::string& ds)
  : octave_user_code (fnm, nm, scope, nullptr, ds)
{ }
 
// We must overload the call method so that we call the proper
// push_stack_frame method, which is overloaded for pointers to
// octave_function, octave_user_function, and octave_user_script
// objects.
 
octave_value_list
octave_user_script::call (octave::tree_evaluator& tw, int nargout,
                          const octave_value_list& args)
{
  tw.push_stack_frame (this);
 
  octave::unwind_action act ([&tw] () { tw.pop_stack_frame (); });
 
  return execute (tw, nargout, args);
}
 
octave_value_list
octave_user_script::execute (octave::tree_evaluator& tw, int nargout,
                             const octave_value_list& args)
{
  return tw.execute_user_script (*this, nargout, args);
}
 
void
octave_user_script::accept (octave::tree_walker& tw)
{
  tw.visit_octave_user_script (*this);
}
 
// User defined functions.
 
DEFINE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA (octave_user_function,
                                     "user-defined function",
                                     "user-defined function");
 
// Ugh.  This really needs to be simplified (code/data?
// extrinsic/intrinsic state?).
 
octave_user_function::octave_user_function
(const octave::symbol_scope& scope, octave::tree_parameter_list *pl,
 octave::tree_parameter_list *rl, octave::tree_statement_list *cl)
  : octave_user_code ("", "", scope, cl, ""),
    m_param_list (pl), m_ret_list (rl),
    m_lead_comm (), m_trail_comm (),
    m_location_line (0), m_location_column (0),
    m_system_fcn_file (false),
    m_num_named_args (m_param_list ? m_param_list->length () : 0),
    m_subfunction (false), m_inline_function (false),
    m_anonymous_function (false), m_nested_function (false),
    m_class_constructor (none), m_class_method (none)
{
  if (m_cmd_list)
    m_cmd_list->mark_as_function_body ();
}
 
octave_user_function::~octave_user_function ()
{
  delete m_param_list;
  delete m_ret_list;
  delete m_lead_comm;
  delete m_trail_comm;
}
 
octave_user_function *
octave_user_function::define_ret_list (octave::tree_parameter_list *t)
{
  m_ret_list = t;
 
  return this;
}
 
// If there is no explicit end statement at the end of the function,
// relocate the no_op that was generated for the end of file condition
// to appear on the next line after the last statement in the file, or
// the next line after the function keyword if there are no statements.
// More precisely, the new location should probably be on the next line
// after the end of the parameter list, but we aren't tracking that
// information (yet).
 
void
octave_user_function::maybe_relocate_end_internal ()
{
  if (m_cmd_list && ! m_cmd_list->empty ())
    {
      octave::tree_statement *last_stmt = m_cmd_list->back ();
 
      if (last_stmt && last_stmt->is_end_of_fcn_or_script ()
          && last_stmt->is_end_of_file ())
        {
          octave::tree_statement_list::reverse_iterator
          next_to_last_elt = m_cmd_list->rbegin ();
 
          next_to_last_elt++;
 
          int new_eof_line;
          int new_eof_col;
 
          if (next_to_last_elt == m_cmd_list->rend ())
            {
              new_eof_line = beginning_line ();
              new_eof_col = beginning_column ();
            }
          else
            {
              octave::tree_statement *next_to_last_stmt = *next_to_last_elt;
 
              new_eof_line = next_to_last_stmt->line ();
              new_eof_col = next_to_last_stmt->column ();
            }
 
          last_stmt->set_location (new_eof_line + 1, new_eof_col);
        }
    }
}
 
void
octave_user_function::maybe_relocate_end ()
{
  std::map<std::string, octave_value> fcns = subfunctions ();
 
  if (! fcns.empty ())
    {
      for (auto& nm_fnval : fcns)
        {
          octave_user_function *f = nm_fnval.second.user_function_value ();
 
          if (f)
            f->maybe_relocate_end_internal ();
        }
    }
 
  maybe_relocate_end_internal ();
}
 
void
octave_user_function::stash_parent_fcn_scope (const octave::symbol_scope& ps)
{
  m_scope.set_parent (ps);
}
 
std::string
octave_user_function::profiler_name () const
{
  std::ostringstream result;
 
  if (is_anonymous_function ())
    result << "anonymous@" << fcn_file_name ()
           << ':' << m_location_line << ':' << m_location_column;
  else if (is_subfunction ())
    result << parent_fcn_name () << '>' << name ();
  else if (is_class_method ())
    result << '@' << dispatch_class () << '/' << name ();
  else if (is_class_constructor () || is_classdef_constructor ())
    result << '@' << name ();
  else if (is_inline_function ())
    result << "inline@" << fcn_file_name ()
           << ':' << m_location_line << ':' << m_location_column;
  else
    result << name ();
 
  return result.str ();
}
 
void
octave_user_function::mark_as_system_fcn_file ()
{
  if (! m_file_name.empty ())
    {
      // We really should stash the whole path to the file we found,
      // when we looked it up, to avoid possible race conditions...
      // FIXME
      //
      // We probably also don't need to get the library directory
      // every time, but since this function is only called when the
      // function file is parsed, it probably doesn't matter that
      // much.
 
      std::string ff_name = octave::fcn_file_in_path (m_file_name);
 
      static const std::string canonical_fcn_file_dir
        = octave::sys::canonicalize_file_name
          (octave::config::fcn_file_dir ());
      static const std::string fcn_file_dir
        = canonical_fcn_file_dir.empty () ? octave::config::fcn_file_dir ()
          : canonical_fcn_file_dir;
 
      if (fcn_file_dir == ff_name.substr (0, fcn_file_dir.length ()))
        m_system_fcn_file = true;
    }
  else
    m_system_fcn_file = false;
}
 
void
octave_user_function::erase_subfunctions ()
{
  m_scope.erase_subfunctions ();
}
 
bool
octave_user_function::takes_varargs () const
{
  return (m_param_list && m_param_list->takes_varargs ());
}
 
bool
octave_user_function::takes_var_return () const
{
  return (m_ret_list && m_ret_list->takes_varargs ());
}
 
void
octave_user_function::mark_as_private_function (const std::string& cname)
{
  m_scope.mark_subfunctions_in_scope_as_private (cname);
 
  octave_function::mark_as_private_function (cname);
}
 
void
octave_user_function::lock_subfunctions ()
{
  m_scope.lock_subfunctions ();
}
 
void
octave_user_function::unlock_subfunctions ()
{
  m_scope.unlock_subfunctions ();
}
 
std::map<std::string, octave_value>
octave_user_function::subfunctions () const
{
  return m_scope.subfunctions ();
}
 
// Find definition of final subfunction in list of subfcns:
//
//  sub1>sub2>...>subN
 
octave_value
octave_user_function::find_subfunction (const std::string& subfcns_arg) const
{
  std::string subfcns = subfcns_arg;
 
  std::string first_fcn = subfcns;
 
  std::size_t pos = subfcns.find ('>');
 
  if (pos == std::string::npos)
    subfcns = "";
  else
    {
      first_fcn = subfcns.substr (0, pos-1);
      subfcns = subfcns.substr (pos+1);
    }
 
  octave_value ov_fcn = m_scope.find_subfunction (first_fcn);
 
  if (subfcns.empty ())
    return ov_fcn;
 
  octave_user_function *fcn = ov_fcn.user_function_value ();
 
  return fcn->find_subfunction (subfcns);
}
 
bool
octave_user_function::has_subfunctions () const
{
  return m_scope.has_subfunctions ();
}
 
void
octave_user_function::stash_subfunction_names (const std::list<std::string>& names)
{
  m_scope.stash_subfunction_names (names);
}
 
std::list<std::string>
octave_user_function::subfunction_names () const
{
  return m_scope.subfunction_names ();
}
 
octave_value_list
octave_user_function::all_va_args (const octave_value_list& args)
{
  octave_value_list retval;
 
  octave_idx_type n = args.length () - m_num_named_args;
 
  if (n > 0)
    retval = args.slice (m_num_named_args, n);
 
  return retval;
}
 
// We must overload the call method so that we call the proper
// push_stack_frame method, which is overloaded for pointers to
// octave_function, octave_user_function, and octave_user_script
// objects.
 
octave_value_list
octave_user_function::call (octave::tree_evaluator& tw, int nargout,
                            const octave_value_list& args)
{
  tw.push_stack_frame (this);
 
  octave::unwind_action act ([&tw] () { tw.pop_stack_frame (); });
 
  return execute (tw, nargout, args);
}
 
octave_value_list
octave_user_function::execute (octave::tree_evaluator& tw, int nargout,
                               const octave_value_list& args)
{
  return tw.execute_user_function (*this, nargout, args);
}
 
void
octave_user_function::accept (octave::tree_walker& tw)
{
  tw.visit_octave_user_function (*this);
}
 
octave::tree_expression *
octave_user_function::special_expr ()
{
  panic_unless (is_special_expr ());
  panic_if (m_cmd_list->length () != 1);
 
  octave::tree_statement *stmt = m_cmd_list->front ();
  return stmt->expression ();
}
 
bool
octave_user_function::subsasgn_optimization_ok ()
{
  bool retval = false;
  if (Voptimize_subsasgn_calls
      && m_param_list && m_ret_list
      && m_param_list->length () > 0 && ! m_param_list->varargs_only ()
      && m_ret_list->length () == 1 && ! m_ret_list->takes_varargs ())
    {
      octave::tree_identifier *par1 = m_param_list->front ()->ident ();
      octave::tree_identifier *ret1 = m_ret_list->front ()->ident ();
      retval = par1->name () == ret1->name ();
    }
 
  return retval;
}
 
std::string
octave_user_function::ctor_type_str () const
{
  std::string retval;
 
  switch (m_class_constructor)
    {
    case none:
      retval = "none";
      break;
 
    case legacy:
      retval = "legacy";
      break;
 
    case classdef:
      retval = "classdef";
      break;
 
    default:
      retval = "unrecognized enum value";
      break;
    }
 
  return retval;
}
 
std::string
octave_user_function::method_type_str () const
{
  std::string retval;
 
  switch (m_class_method)
    {
    case none:
      retval = "none";
      break;
 
    case legacy:
      retval = "legacy";
      break;
 
    case classdef:
      retval = "classdef";
      break;
 
    default:
      retval = "unrecognized enum value";
      break;
    }
 
  return retval;
}
 
octave_value
octave_user_function::dump () const
{
  std::map<std::string, octave_value> m
  = {{ "user_code", octave_user_code::dump () },
    { "line", m_location_line },
    { "col", m_location_column },
    { "end_line", m_end_location_line },
    { "end_col", m_end_location_column },
    { "system_fcn_file", m_system_fcn_file },
    { "num_named_args", m_num_named_args },
    { "subfunction", m_subfunction },
    { "inline_function", m_inline_function },
    { "anonymous_function", m_anonymous_function },
    { "nested_function", m_nested_function },
    { "ctor_type", ctor_type_str () },
    { "class_method", m_class_method }
  };
 
  return octave_value (m);
}
 
void
octave_user_function::print_code_function_header (const std::string& prefix)
{
  octave::tree_print_code tpc (octave_stdout, prefix);
 
  tpc.visit_octave_user_function_header (*this);
}
 
void
octave_user_function::print_code_function_trailer (const std::string& prefix)
{
  octave::tree_print_code tpc (octave_stdout, prefix);
 
  tpc.visit_octave_user_function_trailer (*this);
}
 
void
octave_user_function::restore_warning_states ()
{
  octave::interpreter& interp = octave::__get_interpreter__ ();
 
  octave::tree_evaluator& tw = interp.get_evaluator ();
 
  octave_value val
    = tw.get_auto_fcn_var (octave::stack_frame::SAVED_WARNING_STATES);
 
  if (val.is_defined ())
    {
      // Fail spectacularly if SAVED_WARNING_STATES is not an
      // octave_map (or octave_scalar_map) object.
 
      if (! val.isstruct ())
        panic_impossible ();
 
      octave_map m = val.map_value ();
 
      Cell ids = m.contents ("identifier");
      Cell states = m.contents ("state");
 
      for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < m.numel (); i++)
        Fwarning (interp, ovl (states(i), ids(i)));
    }
}
 
OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
DEFMETHOD (nargin, interp, args, ,
           doc: /* -*- texinfo -*-
@deftypefn  {} {@var{n} =} nargin ()
@deftypefnx {} {@var{n} =} nargin (@var{fcn})
Report the number of input arguments to a function.
 
Called from within a function, return the number of arguments passed to the
function.  At the top level, return the number of command line arguments
passed to Octave.
 
If called with the optional argument @var{fcn}---a function name or
handle---return the declared number of arguments that the function can
accept.
 
If the last argument to @var{fcn} is @var{varargin} the returned value is
negative.  For example, the function @code{union} for sets is declared as
 
@example
@group
function [y, ia, ib] = union (a, b, varargin)
 
and
 
nargin ("union")
@result{} -3
@end group
@end example
 
Programming Note: @code{nargin} does not work on compiled functions
(@file{.oct} files) such as built-in or dynamically loaded functions.
@seealso{nargout, narginchk, varargin, inputname}
@end deftypefn */)
{
  int nargin = args.length ();
 
  if (nargin > 1)
    print_usage ();
 
  octave_value retval;
 
  if (nargin == 1)
    {
      octave_value fcn = args(0);
 
      if (fcn.is_string ())
        {
          symbol_table& symtab = interp.get_symbol_table ();
 
          std::string name = fcn.string_value ();
          fcn = symtab.find_function (name);
          if (fcn.is_undefined ())
            error ("nargin: invalid function name: %s", name.c_str ());
        }
 
      octave_function *fcn_val = fcn.function_value (true);
      if (! fcn_val)
        error ("nargin: FCN must be a string or function handle");
 
      octave_user_function *ufcn = fcn_val->user_function_value (true);
 
      if (! ufcn)
        {
          // Matlab gives up for histc, so maybe it's ok that we
          // give up sometimes too?
 
          std::string type = fcn_val->type_name ();
          error ("nargin: number of input arguments unavailable for %s objects",
                 type.c_str ());
        }
 
      tree_parameter_list *m_param_list = ufcn->parameter_list ();
 
      retval = (m_param_list ? m_param_list->length () : 0);
      if (ufcn->takes_varargs ())
        retval = -1 - retval;
    }
  else
    {
      tree_evaluator& tw = interp.get_evaluator ();
 
      retval = tw.get_auto_fcn_var (stack_frame::NARGIN);
 
      if (retval.is_undefined ())
        retval = 0;
    }
 
  return retval;
}
 
DEFMETHOD (nargout, interp, args, ,
           doc: /* -*- texinfo -*-
@deftypefn  {} {@var{n} =} nargout ()
@deftypefnx {} {@var{n} =} nargout (@var{fcn})
Report the number of output arguments from a function.
 
Called from within a function, return the number of values the caller
expects to receive.  At the top level, @code{nargout} with no argument is
undefined and will produce an error.
 
If called with the optional argument @var{fcn}---a function name or
handle---return the number of declared output values that the function can
produce.
 
If the final output argument is @var{varargout} the returned value is
negative.
 
For example,
 
@example
f ()
@end example
 
@noindent
will cause @code{nargout} to return 0 inside the function @code{f} and
 
@example
[s, t] = f ()
@end example
 
@noindent
will cause @code{nargout} to return 2 inside the function @code{f}.
 
In the second usage,
 
@example
nargout (@@histc)   # or nargout ("histc") using a string input
@end example
 
@noindent
will return 2, because @code{histc} has two outputs, whereas
 
@example
nargout (@@imread)
@end example
 
@noindent
will return -2, because @code{imread} has two outputs and the second is
@var{varargout}.
 
Programming Note.  @code{nargout} does not work for built-in functions and
returns -1 for all anonymous functions.
@seealso{nargin, varargout, isargout, nthargout}
@end deftypefn */)
{
  int nargin = args.length ();
 
  if (nargin > 1)
    print_usage ();
 
  octave_value retval;
 
  if (nargin == 1)
    {
      octave_value fcn = args(0);
 
      if (fcn.is_string ())
        {
          symbol_table& symtab = interp.get_symbol_table ();
 
          std::string name = fcn.string_value ();
          fcn = symtab.find_function (name);
          if (fcn.is_undefined ())
            error ("nargout: invalid function name: %s", name.c_str ());
        }
 
      if (fcn.is_inline_function ())
        return ovl (1);
 
      if (fcn.is_function_handle ())
        {
          octave_fcn_handle *fh = fcn.fcn_handle_value ();
 
          if (fh->is_anonymous ())
            return ovl (-1);
        }
 
      octave_function *fcn_val = fcn.function_value (true);
      if (! fcn_val)
        error ("nargout: FCN must be a string or function handle");
 
      octave_user_function *ufcn = fcn_val->user_function_value (true);
 
      if (! ufcn)
        {
          // Matlab gives up for histc, so maybe it's ok that we
          // give up sometimes too?
 
          std::string type = fcn_val->type_name ();
          error ("nargout: number of output arguments unavailable for %s objects",
                 type.c_str ());
        }
 
      tree_parameter_list *m_ret_list = ufcn->return_list ();
 
      retval = (m_ret_list ? m_ret_list->length () : 0);
 
      if (ufcn->takes_var_return ())
        retval = -1 - retval;
    }
  else
    {
      if (interp.at_top_level ())
        error ("nargout: invalid call at top level");
 
      tree_evaluator& tw = interp.get_evaluator ();
 
      retval = tw.get_auto_fcn_var (stack_frame::NARGOUT);
 
      if (retval.is_undefined ())
        retval = 0;
    }
 
  return retval;
}
 
DEFUN (optimize_subsasgn_calls, args, nargout,
       doc: /* -*- texinfo -*-
@deftypefn  {} {@var{val} =} optimize_subsasgn_calls ()
@deftypefnx {} {@var{old_val} =} optimize_subsasgn_calls (@var{new_val})
@deftypefnx {} {@var{old_val} =} optimize_subsasgn_calls (@var{new_val}, "local")
Query or set the internal flag for @code{subsasgn} method call
optimizations.
 
If true, Octave will attempt to eliminate the redundant copying when calling
the @code{subsasgn} method of a user-defined class.
 
When called from inside a function with the @qcode{"local"} option, the
variable is changed locally for the function and any subroutines it calls.
The original variable value is restored when exiting the function.
@seealso{subsasgn}
@end deftypefn */)
{
  return set_internal_variable (Voptimize_subsasgn_calls, args, nargout,
                                "optimize_subsasgn_calls");
}
 
static bool
val_in_table (const Matrix& table, double val)
{
  if (table.isempty ())
    return false;
 
  octave_idx_type i = table.lookup (val, ASCENDING);
  return (i > 0 && table(i-1) == val);
}
 
static bool
isargout1 (int nargout, const Matrix& ignored, double k)
{
  if (k != math::fix (k) || k <= 0)
    error ("isargout: K must be a positive integer");
 
  return (k == 1 || k <= nargout) && ! val_in_table (ignored, k);
}
 
DEFMETHOD (isargout, interp, args, ,
           doc: /* -*- texinfo -*-
@deftypefn {} {@var{tf} =} isargout (@var{k})
Within a function, return a logical value indicating whether the argument
@var{k} will be assigned to a variable on output.
 
If the result is false, the argument has been ignored during the function
call through the use of the tilde (~) special output argument.  Functions
can use @code{isargout} to avoid performing unnecessary calculations for
outputs which are unwanted.
 
If @var{k} is outside the range @code{1:max (nargout)}, the function returns
false.  @var{k} can also be an array, in which case the function works
element-by-element and a logical array is returned.  At the top level,
@code{isargout} returns an error.
@seealso{nargout, varargout, nthargout}
@end deftypefn */)
{
  if (args.length () != 1)
    print_usage ();
 
  if (interp.at_top_level ())
    error ("isargout: invalid call at top level");
 
  tree_evaluator& tw = interp.get_evaluator ();
 
  octave_value tmp;
 
  int nargout1 = 0;
  tmp = tw.get_auto_fcn_var (stack_frame::NARGOUT);
  if (tmp.is_defined ())
    nargout1 = tmp.int_value ();
 
  Matrix ignored;
  tmp = tw.get_auto_fcn_var (stack_frame::IGNORED);
  if (tmp.is_defined ())
    ignored = tmp.matrix_value ();
 
  if (args(0).is_scalar_type ())
    {
      double k = args(0).double_value ();
 
      return ovl (isargout1 (nargout1, ignored, k));
    }
  else if (args(0).isnumeric ())
    {
      const NDArray ka = args(0).array_value ();
 
      boolNDArray r (ka.dims ());
      for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < ka.numel (); i++)
        r(i) = isargout1 (nargout1, ignored, ka(i));
 
      return ovl (r);
    }
  else
    err_wrong_type_arg ("isargout", args(0));
 
  return ovl ();
}
 
/*
%!function [x, y] = try_isargout ()
%!  if (isargout (1))
%!    if (isargout (2))
%!      x = 1; y = 2;
%!    else
%!      x = -1;
%!    endif
%!  else
%!    if (isargout (2))
%!      y = -2;
%!    else
%!      error ("no outputs requested");
%!    endif
%!  endif
%!endfunction
%!
%!function [a, b] = try_isargout2 (x, y)
%!  a = y;
%!  b = {isargout(1), isargout(2), x};
%!endfunction
%!
%!test
%! [x, y] = try_isargout ();
%! assert ([x, y], [1, 2]);
%!
%!test
%! [x, ~] = try_isargout ();
%! assert (x, -1);
%!
%!test
%! [~, y] = try_isargout ();
%! assert (y, -2);
%!
%!error [~, ~] = try_isargout ()
%!
## Check to see that isargout isn't sticky:
%!test
%! [x, y] = try_isargout ();
%! assert ([x, y], [1, 2]);
%!
## It should work without ():
%!test
%! [~, y] = try_isargout;
%! assert (y, -2);
%!
## It should work in function handles,
%!test
%! fh = @try_isargout;
%! [~, y] = fh ();
%! assert (y, -2);
%!
## anonymous functions,
%!test
%! af = @() try_isargout;
%! [~, y] = af ();
%! assert (y, -2);
%!
## and cell arrays of handles or anonymous functions.
%!test
%! fh = @try_isargout;
%! af = @() try_isargout;
%! c = {fh, af};
%! [~, y] = c{1}();
%! assert (y, -2);
%!test
%! fh = @try_isargout;
%! af = @() try_isargout;
%! c = {fh, af};
%! [~, y] = c{2}();
%! assert (y, -2);
%!
## Nesting, anyone?
%!test
%! [~, b] = try_isargout2 (try_isargout, rand);
%! assert (b, {0, 1, -1});
%!test
%! [~, b] = try_isargout2 ({try_isargout, try_isargout}, rand);
%! assert (b, {0, 1, {-1, -1}});
*/
 
OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(octave)