# format (Matlab function)

Control display format for output

## Matlab/Scilab equivalent

Matlab | Scilab

    format

    format

## Particular cases

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

## Examples

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

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)