formatted strings in matlab in matlab

In MATLAB, formatted strings can be created using the sprintf function.

The sprintf function works similarly to the printf function in C programming and allows us to combine text and variables in a formatted way.

Here's an example of using sprintf in MATLAB:

main.m
name = "Alice";
age = 25;
height = 1.65;

str = sprintf("My name is %s, I'm %d years old, and %.2f meters tall.", name, age, height);

disp(str);
146 chars
8 lines

Output:

main.m
My name is Alice, I'm 25 years old, and 1.65 meters tall.
58 chars
2 lines

In the example above, we use %s to insert the name variable, %d to insert the age variable, and %f to insert the height variable, with .2 precision.

We can also use other formatting options, such as %e for exponential notation, %g for general format.

For more information, you can refer to the documentation for sprintf.