octave> a = 10 a = 10 octave> name = "hello" name = hello octave> printf("%s.%d\n", name, a); hello.10 octave> s = sprintf("%s.%d\n", name, a); octave> s s = hello.10 octave> t = printf("%s.%d\n", name, a); hello.10 octave> t t = 2
