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format (Matlab function)

Control display format for output

Matlab/Scilab equivalent

Matlab Scilab

Particular cases

Some Matlab formats have no Scilab equivalent, see examples below.

Examples

Some Matlab formats have no Scilab equivalent, see examples below.

Equivalence table

Matlab

Scilab

format

format("v",6)

format +

format(6)

format bank

No equivalent for: format "bank"

format compact

No equivalent for: format "compact"

format hex

No equivalent for: format "hex"

format long

format(16)

format long e

format("e",16)

format long g

format("e",16)

format loose

No equivalent for: format "loose"

format rat

No equivalent for: format "rat"

format short

format(6)

format short e

format("e",6)

format short g

format("e",6)

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