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format:
Syntax: format ( )
format ( precision )
format ( width , precision )
Description:
Format sets the output print format for all numeric output. If
no arguments are supplied, then the output print formats are
reset to the default values.
If format is called with one argument, then the arguments
value specifies the format precision. If two arguments are
supplied, then the 1st specifies the format field width, and
the second specifies the format precision.
Example:
> 123456789.123456789
1.235e+08
> format(10);
> 123456789.123456789
123456789.1
> format();
> a = rand(3,3)
a =
matrix columns 1 thru 3
1 0.3331 0.6646
0.9745 0.03694 0.08467
0.6475 0.1617 0.2041
> format(10);
> a
a =
matrix columns 1 thru 3
0.9999996424 0.3330855668 0.6646450162
0.9745196104 0.03694454208 0.08467286825
0.6474838853 0.1617118716 0.2041363865
> format(15,10);
> a
a =
matrix columns 1 thru 3
0.9999996424 0.3330855668 0.6646450162
0.9745196104 0.03694454208 0.08467286825
0.6474838853 0.1617118716 0.2041363865