Is there a way I can get my code to display the function chosen in fprintf?

Is there a way to tell my code to put my chosen function into and fprintf?

i have a function: f=@ x.^2;

fprintf('find the root of \n, ??) I tried putting f into the question marks but it says Error using fprintf Function is not defined for 'function_handle' inputs.

i know i can just leave the semi colon off to display it, but wanted it to look a bit nicer with words

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

It is not necessary to jump into using the symbolic toolbox for every little problem: that would be overkill for such a simple problem like this. This problem is easily solved using func2str:

>> f = @(x) x.^2;
>> fprintf('find the root of %s\n', func2str(f))
find the root of @(x) x .^ 2

If you want to remove the leading @(...) then use regexprep:

>> str = regexprep(func2str(f),'^@\([^\)]\)\s*','');
>> fprintf('find the root of %s\n', str)
find the root of x .^ 2

[JJ]

Brilliant thanks