Format command

[hamidkhodadadi]

Hi all
who can explain this command for me? what Format command do?
puts [format "\n\nReduced dT to:%1.1e; LF=%3.5f, Disp=%3.2f\n\n" \$dTtrial [getTime] [expr $tDisp*1000.] ]
thanks alot.

[kovacsma]

It's actually a TCL command -- part of the language that OpenSees relies on. It's not specific to OpenSees processes. The details are provided here: https://www.tcl.tk/man/tcl8.4/TclCmd/format.htm

Essentially it does with sprintf does in MATLAB (maybe you're familiar with that...)

[hamidkhodadadi]

Tanks alot.
It was so helpfull.