function o = append(o, d)

% append method for dates class.
%
% INPUTS
% - o [dates]
% - d [dates,char]  date to be appended (if not a dates object, it must be a row char array that can be interpreted as a date).
%
% OUTPUTS
% - o [dates]       containing dates defined in o and d.

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%
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if isdates(d)
    if ~isequal(length(d), 1)
        error('dates:append:ArgCheck','Input argument %s has to be a dates object with one element.', inputname(2))
    end
    if isempty(d)
        return
    end
elseif isdate(d)
    d = dates(d);
end

if ~isequal(o.freq, d.freq)
    error('dates:append:ArgCheck','dates must have common frequency!')
end

o = copy(o);
o.append_(d);

return % --*-- Unit tests --*--

%@test:1
% Define some dates
B1 = '1953Q4';
B2 = '1950Q2';
B3 = '1950Q1';
B4 = '1945Q3';
B5 = '2009Q2';

% Define expected results.
e.time = [1945*4+3; 1950*4+1; 1950*4+2; 1953*4+4];
e.freq = 4;

% Call the tested routine.
d = dates(B4, B3, B2, B1);
try
    d.append(dates(B5));
    t(1) = true;
catch
    t(1) = false;
end

% Check the results.
if t(1)
    t(2) = isequal(d.time,e.time);
    t(3) = isequal(d.freq,e.freq);
end
T = all(t);
%@eof:1

%@test:2
% Define some dates
B1 = '1953Q4';
B2 = '1950Q2';
B3 = '1950Q1';
B4 = '1945Q3';
B5 = '2009q2';

% Define expected results.
e.time = [1945*4+3; 1950*4+1; 1950*4+2; 1953*4+4; 2009*4+2];
f.time = [1945*4+3; 1950*4+1; 1950*4+2; 1953*4+4];
e.freq = 4;

% Call the tested routine.
d = dates(B4,B3,B2,B1);
try
    c = d.append(B5);
    t(1) = true;
catch
    t(1) = false;
end

% Check the results.
if t(1)
    t(2) = isequal(d.time,f.time);
    t(3) = isequal(c.time,e.time);
    t(4) = isequal(c.freq,e.freq);
    t(5) = isequal(d.freq,e.freq);
end
T = all(t);
%@eof:2

%@test:3
% Define some dates
B1 = '1953Q4';
B2 = '1950Q2';
B3 = '1950Q1';
B4 = '1945Q3';
B5 = '2009q2';

% Define expected results.
e.time = [1945*4+3; 1950*4+1; 1950*4+2; 1953*4+4; 2009*4+2];
f.time = [1945*4+3; 1950*4+1; 1950*4+2; 1953*4+4];
e.freq = 4;

% Call the tested routine.
d = dates(B4,B3,B2,B1);
try
    c = append(d, B5);
    t(1) = true;
catch
    t(1) = false;
end

% Check the results.
if t(1)
    t(2) = isequal(d.time,f.time);
    t(3) = isequal(c.time,e.time);
    t(4) = isequal(c.freq,e.freq);
    t(5) = isequal(d.freq,e.freq);
end
T = all(t);
%@eof:3
