How to include complex numbers in fprintf function?
lambda = [1.064e-6]; R = [30]; w=[0.001]; q = (1./R- i* lambda./pi./w.^2).^(-1); a=1; p=1; m=1; probe_r=linspace(0,0.003,100); probe_theta=linspace(0,0.003,100); rseed=[0*max(w):max(w)/30:3*max(w)]; thetaseed=[0:360]*pi/180; [r,theta]=meshgrid(rseed,thetaseed); E=LaguerreGaussianE([p,m,q,lambda,a],r,theta); V=interp2(r,theta,E,probe_r,probe_theta); column_names = {'r', 'theta', 'V'}; fid = fopen('fidtext.txt','wt'); fprintf(fid, '%s ', column_names{:}); fprintf(fid, '\n'); block_of_data = [probe_r, probe_theta, V]; fmt = repmat('%15g ', 1, 3); fmt(end:end+1) = '\n'; fprintf(fid, fmt, block_of_data.'); fclose(fid); With the current code I have I get a .txt file of only the real numbers from my function V along with the values of probe_r and probe_theta. How do I alter this to produce both the real and complex numbers as a 3 column .txt file of r, theta and V as I am unable to see a formatSpec to include complex numbers.
Neeta Dsouza answered .
2025-11-20
x = sqrt(-2); fprintf(fid, '%f%+fj\n', real(x), imag(x)) 0.000000+1.414214j