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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {} {} narginchk (@var{minargs}, @var{maxargs})
## Check for correct number of input arguments.
##
## Generate an error message if the number of arguments in the calling function
## is outside the range @var{minargs} and @var{maxargs}.  Otherwise, do
## nothing.
##
## Both @var{minargs} and @var{maxargs} must be scalar numeric values.  Zero,
## Inf, and negative values are all allowed, and @var{minargs} and
## @var{maxargs} may be equal.
##
## Note that this function evaluates @code{nargin} on the caller.
##
## @seealso{nargoutchk, error, nargout, nargin}
## @end deftypefn

function narginchk (minargs, maxargs)

  if (nargin != 2)
    print_usage;
  elseif (! isnumeric (minargs) || ! isscalar (minargs))
    error ("narginchk: MINARGS must be a numeric scalar");
  elseif (! isnumeric (maxargs) || ! isscalar (maxargs))
    error ("narginchk: MAXARGS must be a numeric scalar");
  elseif (minargs > maxargs)
    error ("narginchk: MINARGS cannot be larger than MAXARGS");
  endif

  args = evalin ("caller", "nargin;");

  if (args < minargs)
    error ("narginchk: not enough input arguments");
  elseif (args > maxargs)
    error ("narginchk: too many input arguments");
  endif

endfunction


%!function f (nargs, varargin)
%! narginchk (nargs(1), nargs(2));
%!endfunction

%!error <too many input arguments> f([0,0])
%!error <not enough input arguments> f([3, 3], 1)

%!test
%! f([1,1]);
%!test
%! f([1,5], 2, 3, 4, 5);
