CallOverloadFunction

a C gateway function uses to call overload function or macro

Calling Sequence

CallOverloadFunction(_iVar)

Arguments

:iVar Specifies which input argument will be used to create the name

of overload function/macro

:

Description

a C gateway function uses to call overload function or macro

Examples

This example returns the size:

• returns the size of input argument
• if input argument is a string returns the length

Gateway Source

int callOverload(char *fname,unsigned long fname_len)
{
    CheckRhs(1, 1);
    CheckLhs(0, 1);

    CallOverloadFunction(1);
    return 0;
}

Scilab test script

function x=%c_getSize(a)
    x = lenght(a);
endfunction

function x=%s_getSize(a)
    x = `size`_(a);
endfunction

a = [1,2,3,4];
a_ref = [2,2];
`assert_checkequal`_(getSize(a) == a_ref);

b = ["May","the","puffin";"be","with","you"];
b_ref = [3,3,6;2,4,3];
`assert_checkequal`_(getSize(b) == b_ref);