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+function y = linef(lambda, fn, x, d, varargin)
+%LINEF	Calculate function value along a line.
+%
+%	Description
+%	LINEF(LAMBDA, FN, X, D) calculates the value of the function FN at
+%	the point X+LAMBDA*D.  Here X is a row vector and LAMBDA is a scalar.
+%
+%	LINEF(LAMBDA, FN, X, D, P1, P2, ...) allows additional arguments to
+%	be passed to FN().   This function is used for convenience in some of
+%	the optimisation routines.
+%
+%	See also
+%	GRADCHEK, LINEMIN
+%
+
+%	Copyright (c) Ian T Nabney (1996-2001)
+
+% Check function string
+fn = fcnchk(fn, length(varargin));
+
+y = feval(fn, x+lambda.*d, varargin{:});