matlab.commandwindow Settings
Command Window settings including text display settings
You can change the appearance of the Command Window and its output using the
matlab.commandwindow settings. Access
matlab.commandwindow settings using the root
SettingsGroup object returned by the settings
function. For example, set the temporary value for line spacing in the Command Window to
'compact'.
s = settings;
s.matlab.commandwindow.DisplayLineSpacing.TemporaryValue = 'compact'For more information about settings, see Access and Modify Settings Programmatically.
matlab.commandwindow
Output display format, specified as one of these options.
| Result | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Short, fixed-decimal format with 4 digits after the decimal point. | 3.1416 |
| Long, fixed-decimal format with 15 digits after the
decimal point for | 3.141592653589793 |
| Short scientific notation with 4 digits after the decimal point. | 3.1416e+00 |
| Long scientific notation with 15 digits after the
decimal point for | 3.141592653589793e+00 |
| Short, fixed-decimal format or scientific notation, whichever is more compact, with a total of 5 digits. | 3.1416 |
| Long, fixed-decimal format or scientific notation,
whichever is more compact, with a total of 15 digits for
| 3.14159265358979 |
| Short engineering notation (exponent is a multiple of 3) with 4 digits after the decimal point. | 3.1416e+000 |
| Long engineering notation (exponent is a multiple of 3) with 15 significant digits. | 3.14159265358979e+000 |
| Positive/Negative format with | + |
| Currency format with 2 digits after the decimal point. | 3.14 |
| Hexadecimal representation of a binary double-precision number. | 400921fb54442d18 |
| Ratio of small integers. | 355/113 |
Example: s.matlab.commandwindow.NumericFormat.TemporaryValue =
'shortE'
Line spacing in output display, specified as 'loose' or
'compact'. Specify compact to
suppress blank lines in Command Window output, and loose
to display blank lines.
Example: s.matlab.commandwindow.DisplayLineSpacing.TemporaryValue
= 'compact'
Use eighty columns display width, specified as 0 or
1. Set to 1 to limit the width of
matrix output in the Command Window to eighty columns.
Example: s.matlab.commandwindow.UseEightyColumnDisplayWidth.TemporaryValue
= 1
