Appearance of small matrix in the workspace and structs

Dear Community,

I was searching the web but couldn't find the right search terms to find the answer even though I think I'm not the first to have this "problem":

By default a small matrix like a 4 x 2 matrix is displayed in structs and the workspace not as "4x2 double" instead with square brackets and semicolons. I would like to display any kind of matrix as "?x? double" or similar and not written-out with brackets and semicolons.

Best

[N/A]

I tested the behavior:

10 seems to be the limit: 2x5 is displayed in brackets; 2x6 as 2x6 double or 1x10 (brackets) and 1x11 (as 1x11 double)

Answer 1

[Guillaume]

Unfortunately, there is no option to customise the display of the variable editor.

Answer 2

[ES]

>> a = {[4,2;3,1]}

a = 

      [2x2 double]

You are asking this?

[N/A]

This is the style I would like to have. But in the workspace as beeing a cell, a = {[4,2;3,1]} looks like:

1x1 cell

and a = [4,2;3,1] like:

[4,2;3,1] instead of 2x2 double

Answer 3

[Jan]

You can write your own function to display arrays in the wanted style.

[N/A]

Thank you hero of Matlab Answers ;) My knowledge of matlab is limited, how can I write a function that interferes with the workspace display?

[Guillaume]

Jan answer should read: "You can write your own function to display arrays in the wanted style, in the command window". As I said, you will not be able to alter th display in the variable editor or workspace editor.

[N/A]

okay thanks, thats unfortunate, I marked your answer :)

[Jan]

You can change the display of the workspace browser also, see http://undocumentedmatlab.com/blog/customizing-matlabs-workspace-table. But with a limited Matlab knowledge I would suggest not to do this. It is a lot of work and might be incompatible with different Matlab versions. If you really need a specific display, create your own browsing tool and then you have full access to all features.