plus/minus inside fprinf statement

Exaclty the title.

I know char(177) returns the plus/minus symbol but can't work out how to get it to display when matlab outputs to the command window.

       fprintf('The measured volume of %fmm^{3} \x177 %fmm^{3} is equal to\nthe specified volume of %fmm^{3} \x177 %fmm^{3},\nand therefore the object passes quality inspection and can be released.\n',Vtot, DeltVrounded,VSpec,DeltaVSpec); 

[Voss]

Since the data you are printing is of character class, use the c conversion in the formatting operator for that data, e.g., '%c':

a = 10;
b = 1.5;
plus_minus_char = char(177);

fprintf('The measured whatever of %f %c %f is equal to the whatever ...',a,plus_minus_char,b)

The measured whatever of 10.000000 ± 1.500000 is equal to the whatever ...

Answer 1

[Marcus Darnell]

used \x00B1 and worked

Answer 2

[DNDNDN]

fprintf("%c", 177)

Where 177 is the code for the plus/minus character. E.g.:

fprintf("100%c5", 177)

Outputs:

100±5

Answer 3

[dpb]

pmchar=char(177);
fprintf(['The measured volume of %fmm^{3} ' pmchar '%fmm^{3} is equal to\nthe specified volume of %fmm^{3} ' pmchar '%fmm^{3},\nand therefore the object passes quality inspection and can be released.\n'], ...
    Vtot, DeltVrounded,VSpec,DeltaVSpec);

I'd probably write the format string as a variable to be more readable, but that's just a style nit.

Answer 4

[Josef Henthorn]

The Latex code for this symbol is \pm

[Walter Roberson]

However, latex formatting is not used for fprintf()