% -*- texinfo -*-
% @deftypefn {Function File} {} str2mat (@var{s_1}, @dots{}, @var{s_n})
% Return a matrix containing the strings @var{s_1}, @dots{}, @var{s_n} as
% its rows. Each string is padded with blanks in order to form a valid
% matrix.
%
% This function is modelled after @sc{matlab}. In Octave, you can create
% a matrix of strings by @code{[@var{s_1}; @dots{}; @var{s_n}]} even if
% the strings are not all the same length.
% @end deftypefn