Scilab Function
Last update : 12/1/2004
printf - Emulator of C language printf function
Calling Sequence
- printf(format,value_1,..,value_n)
Parameters
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format: a Scilab string. Specifies a character string combining literal characters with conversion specifications.
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value_i: Specifies the data to be converted according to the format parameter.
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str: column vector of character strings
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file: a Scilab string specifying a file name or a logical unit number (see file)
Description
The printf function converts, formats, and writes its
value parameters, under control of the format parameter,
to the standard output.
The format parameter is a character string that contains two
types of objects:
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Literal characters: which are copied to the output stream.
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Conversion specifications: each of which causes zero or more items to be fetched from the value parameter list. see printf_conversion for details
If any values remain after the entire format has been
processed, they are ignored.
Examples
printf('Result is:\nalpha=%f",0.535)
See Also
string, print, write, format, disp, file, fprintf, sprintf,