format (Matlab function)
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Control display format for output



Matlab/Scilab equivalent
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**Matlab** **Scilab**

::

    `format`_



::

    `format`_




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



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