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* ''%d'' decimal (integer), e.g. 5 | * ''%d'' decimal (integer), e.g. 5 | ||
* ''%f'' floating-point, e.g. 2.75 | * ''%f'' floating-point, e.g. 2.75 | ||
+ | * ''%e'' floating-point in scientific (exponential) notation, e.g. 2.75e+00 for 2.75 | ||
* ''%s'' string (a sequence of characters), e.g. '' 'banana'''. | * ''%s'' string (a sequence of characters), e.g. '' 'banana'''. | ||
* ''%c'' character, e.g. '' 'q' '' | * ''%c'' character, e.g. '' 'q' '' | ||
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+ | The decimal and floating-point slots can be specialized to print numbers in particular ways, for example, | ||
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+ | <code matlab> | ||
+ | >> fprintf('The value of pi is %8.3f\n', pi) | ||
+ | The value of pi is 3.142 | ||
+ | </code> | ||
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+ | This prints $\pi$ with 3 digits after the decimal in a fixed-width field of 8 characters. | ||
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+ | You can put as many slots in a format string as you like. Just provide as many variables as slots, and make sure the types of the slots match the variables. | ||
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===== for loops: repeating sequences of commands===== | ===== for loops: repeating sequences of commands===== | ||
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===== example functions ===== | ===== example functions ===== | ||
- | ====mysum==== | + | ==== sum the components of a vector ==== |
This ''mysum'' function computes the sum of the components in the input vector $x$. There are a | This ''mysum'' function computes the sum of the components in the input vector $x$. There are a | ||
number of extraneous print statements which show how the calculation works, step-by-step. | number of extraneous print statements which show how the calculation works, step-by-step. |