[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #64883] sprintf with backspace character inserts newline

[Arun Giridhar]

Update of bug #64883 (project octave):

                Category:                    None => Octave Function        
                Severity:              3 - Normal => 2 - Minor              
              Item Group:                    None => Matlab Compatibility   

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Follow-up Comment #1:

That's not because of sprintf. It's because of disp. I use this pattern
frequently and it works as intended for me, but I skip the disp-sprintf
combination and go straight with printf or fprintf. You can also try
printf(sprintf(...)) to verify that the code works with sprintf.

Lowering severity because of the workaround.

If there is an incompatibility with disp's behavior between Matlab and Octave,
we can discuss that. Does Matlab always suppress a newline in disp when passed
a string that has no newline? Is that documented by them?


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