matlab.commandwindow Settings

R2026b

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

NumericFormat — Output display format

short (default) | long | shortE | longE | ...

Output display format, specified as one of these options.

Style	Result	Example
short (default)	Short, fixed-decimal format with 4 digits after the decimal point.	3.1416
long	Long, fixed-decimal format with 15 digits after the decimal point for double values, and 7 digits after the decimal point for single values.	3.141592653589793
shortE	Short scientific notation with 4 digits after the decimal point.	3.1416e+00
longE	Long scientific notation with 15 digits after the decimal point for double values, and 7 digits after the decimal point for single values.	3.141592653589793e+00
shortG	Short, fixed-decimal format or scientific notation, whichever is more compact, with a total of 5 digits.	3.1416
longG	Long, fixed-decimal format or scientific notation, whichever is more compact, with a total of 15 digits for double values, and 7 digits for single values.	3.14159265358979
shortEng	Short engineering notation (exponent is a multiple of 3) with 4 digits after the decimal point.	3.1416e+000
longEng	Long engineering notation (exponent is a multiple of 3) with 15 significant digits.	3.14159265358979e+000
+	Positive/Negative format with +, -, and blank characters displayed for positive, negative, and zero elements.	+
bank	Currency format with 2 digits after the decimal point.	3.14
hex	Hexadecimal representation of a binary double-precision number.	400921fb54442d18
rational	Ratio of small integers.	355/113

Example: s.matlab.commandwindow.NumericFormat.TemporaryValue = 'shortE'

DisplayLineSpacing — Line spacing in output display

'loose' (default) | 'compact'

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'

UseEightyColumnDisplayWidth — Use eighty columns display width

0 (default) | 1

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

Version History

Introduced in R2020b

R2026a: matlab.commandwindow.suggestions settings have been removed

The matlab.commandwindow.suggestions settings have been removed. Use the matlab.suggestions instead.

This table shows how to update your code to use the matlab.suggestions settings instead of the matlab.commandwindow.suggestions settings.

Removed Setting	New Setting
matlab.commandwindow.suggestions.ShowAutomatically	matlab.suggestions.commandwindow.ShowAutomatically
matlab.commandwindow.suggestions.ShowOnTab	matlab.suggestions.commandwindow.ShowOnTab
matlab.commandwindow.suggestions.AcceptOnRightArrow	matlab.suggestions.AcceptOnRightArrow
matlab.commandwindow.suggestions.TabAcceptsOnOneSuggestion	matlab.suggestions.commandwindow.TabAcceptsOnOneSuggestion
matlab.editor.suggestions.ShowTips	matlab.suggestions.ShowTips