fprintf help wont show full statement

fprintf("afunc*bfunc gives us %d therefore is a root between 0 and 5 \n', rootproof") 
%gives the output 
afunc*bfunc gives us >> 

where have i gone wrong?

[Steven Lord]

Show us the size, class, and contents (or at least the first couple of elements, if it has many elements) of the variable rootproof.

[Rik]

It is extremely rude to edit away your question. This is a public forum where you can get free help from strangers on the internet. The least you can do is leave the question as it was, so people with a similar question can find an answer here.

[Ben Newton]

i understand and apologise from this point on i will no longer post questions on here unless i intend to keep them up

[Stephen23]

Original question:

fprintf("afunc*bfunc gives us %d therefore is a root between 0 and 5 \n', rootproof") 
%gives the output 
afunc*bfunc gives us >> 

where have i gone wrong?

[Rena Berman]

(Answers Dev) Restored edit

Answer 1

[Rik]

Simply pasting what you posted into my copy of Matlab gives a hint about the cause:

I get a warning from m-lint (the orange squiggle) that states that "The format might not agree with the argument count".

The reason is that you made the entire input a string, instead of only the format specifier. Do not mix single and double quotes. Either of the versions below will work.

rootproof=3;
fprintf("afunc*bfunc gives us %d therefore is a root between 0 and 5 \n", rootproof)
fprintf('afunc*bfunc gives us %d therefore is a root between 0 and 5 \n', rootproof)

[Steven Lord]

Good catch, I missed that mark after the word rootproof.

[Rik]

I just formatted the question, so now it is more obvious ;)