pr-flt-fmt.cc

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#if defined (HAVE_CONFIG_H)
#  include "config.h"
#endif
 
#include "defun.h"
#include "error.h"
#include "pr-flt-fmt.h"
#include "variables.h"
 
// The precision of the numbers printed by the default output
// routines.
static int Voutput_precision = 5;
 
int
output_precision ()
{
  return Voutput_precision;
}
 
void
set_output_prec (int prec)
{
  Voutput_precision = prec;
}
 
OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
DEFUN (output_precision, args, nargout,
       doc: /* -*- texinfo -*-
@deftypefn  {} {@var{val} =} output_precision ()
@deftypefnx {} {@var{old_val} =} output_precision (@var{new_val})
@deftypefnx {} {@var{old_val} =} output_precision (@var{new_val}, "local")
Query or set the internal variable that specifies the minimum number of
significant figures to display for numeric output.
 
Note that regardless of the value set for @code{output_precision}, the
number of digits of precision displayed is limited to 16 for double
precision values and 7 for single precision values.  Also, calls to the
@code{format} function that change numeric display can also change the set
value for @code{output_precision}.
 
When called from inside a function with the @qcode{"local"} option, the
variable is changed locally for the function and any subroutines it calls.
The original variable value is restored when exiting the function.
 
@seealso{format, fixed_point_format}
@end deftypefn */)
{
  return set_internal_variable (Voutput_precision, args, nargout,
                                "output_precision", 0, 16);
}
 
OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(octave)