External Interfaces/API Reference

mexPrintf

ANSI C printf-style output routine

C Syntax

• #include "mex.h"
  int mexPrintf(const char *format, ...);
  

Arguments

format, ...
   ANSI C printf-style format string and optional arguments.

Returns

The number of characters printed. This includes characters specified with backslash codes, such as \n and \b.

Description

This routine prints a string on the screen and in the diary (if the diary is in use). It provides a callback to the standard C printf routine already linked inside MATLAB, and avoids linking the entire stdio library into your MEX-file.

In a MEX-file, you must call mexPrintf instead of printf.

Examples

See mexfunction.c in the mex subdirectory of the examples directory. For an additional example, see phonebook.c in the refbook subdirectory of the examples directory.

See Also

mexErrMsgTxt, mexWarnMsgTxt

mexMakeMemoryPersistent

mexPutArray (Obsolete)