# formattedDisplayText

Capture display output as string.

## Syntax

* str = formattedDisplayText(V)
* str = formattedDisplayText(V, Name, Value)

## Input argument

* V - Variable to return as string
* Name, Value - Name-Value Pair Arguments, Name: 'NumericFormat' or 'LineSpacing'.

## Output argument

* str - a string

## Description

**str = formattedDisplayText(V)** returns the display output of **V** as a string.

The string contains equivalent to **disp(V)**.

## Example

```matlab
R = eye(3, 3)
str = formattedDisplayText(R)
R = rand(3, 3);
disp(R)
str = formattedDisplayText(R)
str = formattedDisplayText(R, 'NumericFormat', 'bank', 'LineSpacing', 'compact')
```

## See also

[display](display), [disp](disp), [format](format).

## History

| Version | Description     |
| ------- | --------------- |
| 1.0.0   | initial version |

## Author

Allan CORNET
