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diff libinterp/corefcn/pr-output.cc @ 31660:ccbf38427774 stable
doc: Note interaction between format and output_precision (bug #39832)
* libinterp/corefcn/pr-flt-fmt.cc (output_precision), pr-output.cc (format):
Add note to docstring indicating that format can change the set value of
output_precision.
| author | Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| date | Sat, 10 Dec 2022 07:19:18 -0500 |
| parents | aac27ad79be6 |
| children | 597f3ee61a48 |
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--- a/libinterp/corefcn/pr-output.cc Fri Dec 09 12:21:14 2022 -0500 +++ b/libinterp/corefcn/pr-output.cc Sat Dec 10 07:19:18 2022 -0500 @@ -3819,10 +3819,12 @@ Reset or specify the format of the output produced by @code{disp} and Octave's normal echoing mechanism. -This command only affects the display of numbers, but not how they are stored +This command only affects the display of numbers, not how they are stored or computed. To change the internal representation from the default double use one of the conversion functions such as @code{single}, @code{uint8}, -@code{int64}, etc. +@code{int64}, etc. Any @code{format} options that change the number of +displayed significant digits will also be reflected by the +@code{output_precision} function. By default, Octave displays 5 significant digits in a human readable form (option @samp{short}, option @samp{lowercase}, and option @samp{loose} format