function thelist = insertList(thelist,object);
%insertList - inserts an object into a list of objects
%
% Parameter:    thelist	        The list to be modified
% Parameter:    object		The object to be inserted
% Returns:      thelist		The modified list
%
% Example(s):
%   thelist=insertList(thelist,object); 
%
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% Copyright (C):
%       1999-2000 by Telia Research AB, Lulea, Sweden;
%       2000-2002 by Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Austria;
%                                                         All rights reserved.
% Project       : FTW's xDSLsimu
% Author(s)     : Tomas Nordstrom (Tomas.Nordstrom@FTW.at)
%               : Bo Engstrom (bosse@upzide.com)
%
% CVS:       $Id: insertList.m,v 3.1 2003/11/03 12:11:58 tono Exp $
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% Change History
%      1999-02-25 (ToNo) Created
%      2001-06-14 (Bosse) Octave port
%      2002-07-01 (PeKa) Octave to Matlab compatibility port
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len=length(thelist);
if len==0,
    thelist=cell(1);
    thelist{1}=object;
else
    found=0;
    found_pos=0;
    for i=1:length(thelist)
	found=strcmp(thelist{i}.name,object.name);
	 if found
	    found_pos=i;
	 end
    end
    if (found_pos==0)
        % If new, add object to the end of the list
        thelist{len+1}=object;
    else
        % If existing overwrite the object
        % (Select first entry if list has multiple entries with the same name)
        thelist{found_pos}=object;
	found_pos=0;
    end
end;