Re: num2str() question

[Geordie McBain]

Use sprintf() instead; e.g.

octave> r = 10000; sprintf("%d", r)
ans = 10000

See in the manual under "Strings/Creating Strings/num2str" and "Input
and Output/C-Style I/O Functions/Formatted Output/sprintf" for more
information.


>Hi.  Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I'm having trouble using  num2str().  
>For instance, look at this.
>
>octave:16> r = 1; num2str(r)
>ans = 1
>octave:17> r = 10; num2str(r)
>ans = 10
>octave:18> r = 100; num2str(r)
>ans = 100
>octave:19> r = 1000; num2str(r)
>ans = 1000
>octave:20> r = 10000; num2str(r)
>ans = 1e+04
>
>Why doesn't num2str() return 10000 instead of 1e+04 in the last 
>instance?  And how do I make it return 10000?
>
>Thanks.
>---John.
>
>
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