Showing only 2 decimals

Hi guys

Trivial question, I am sure, but I can't figure this one out: I am rounding numbers to show only two decimals by:

sprintf('%.2f',number)

This doesnt work for values on the order of 1e^{-n} where n is large. The result then becomes 0.00. How do I preserve the knowledge of 1e^{-n} while still only showing two decimals?

Cheers!

Answer 1

[Daniel Shub]

Is this what you want?

sprintf('%.2e',0.123456789e-10)

ans =
1.23e-11

[Jakob Sievers]

Exactly! Thanks! I knew the solution would be simple! :)

Cheers