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## -*- texinfo -*-
## @deftypefn {} {} mustBeNumeric (@var{x})
##
## Require that input @var{x} is numeric.
##
## Raise an error if the input @var{x} is not numeric, as determined by
## @code{isnumeric (@var{x})}.
##
## @seealso{mustBeNumericOrLogical, isnumeric}
## @end deftypefn

function mustBeNumeric (x)

  if (nargin < 1)
    print_usage ();
  endif

  if (! isnumeric (x))
    label = inputname (1);
    if (isempty (label))
      label = "input";
    endif
    error ("%s must be numeric; found a %s", label, class (x));
  endif

endfunction


%!test
%! mustBeNumeric ([]);
%! mustBeNumeric (42);
%! mustBeNumeric (int32 (42));
%! mustBeNumeric (NaN);

%!error <Invalid call> mustBeNumeric ()
%!error <found a char> mustBeNumeric ("foo")
%!error <found a logical> mustBeNumeric (true)
%!error <found a struct> mustBeNumeric (struct ())
%!error <found a cell> mustBeNumeric (cell ())
