// Scilab ( http://www.scilab.org/ ) - This file is part of Scilab
// Copyright (C) INRIA -
// Copyright (C) DIGITEO - 2010 - Allan CORENT
//
// This file must be used under the terms of the CeCILL.
// This source file is licensed as described in the file COPYING, which
// you should have received as part of this distribution.  The terms
// are also available at
// http://www.cecill.info/licences/Licence_CeCILL_V2.1-en.txt


function _h = eval(z)
    // Syntax :  H = eval(Z)
    // returns the evaluation of the matrix of character strings Z.
    // Example: a=1; b=2; Z=['a','b'] ; eval(Z) returns the matrix [1,2];
    //!

    _h = [];
    [mz, nz] = size(z);
    if mz * nz > 1 then
        str = [];
        for l = 1:mz, for k = 1:nz,
                str = [str; "%_h(" + string(l) + ", " + string(k) + ")=" + z(l,k)];
            end
        end
    else
        str = "%_h = " + z;
    end
    %_h = [];
    deff("[%_h] = %eval();", str);
    _h = %eval();
endfunction