diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix.java b/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix.java
index edb1d260e..df15dc4a4 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix.java
@@ -205,4 +205,8 @@ public void preApply(float n00, float n01, float n02, float n03,
    * @return the determinant of the matrix
    */
   public float determinant();
+  /**
+   * Print the matrix data to the console.
+   */
+  public void print();
 }
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix2D.java b/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix2D.java
index c30a3504e..bc6538f91 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix2D.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix2D.java
@@ -466,26 +466,15 @@ public float determinant() {
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+ @Override
   public void print() {
-    int big = (int) abs(max(PApplet.max(abs(m00), abs(m01), abs(m02)),
-                            PApplet.max(abs(m10), abs(m11), abs(m12))));
-
-    int digits = 1;
-    if (Float.isNaN(big) || Float.isInfinite(big)) {  // avoid infinite loop
-      digits = 5;
-    } else {
-      while ((big /= 10) != 0) digits++;  // cheap log()
-    }
-
-    System.out.println(PApplet.nfs(m00, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m01, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m02, digits, 4));
-
-    System.out.println(PApplet.nfs(m10, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m11, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m12, digits, 4));
+    System.out.print(toString());
+  }
 
-    System.out.println();
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return PApplet.nfs(m00, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m01, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m02, 1, 4) + "\n" +
+           PApplet.nfs(m10, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m11, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m12, 1, 4) + "\n";
   }
 
 
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix3D.java b/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix3D.java
index 831d9ad63..082d7fa8c 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix3D.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PMatrix3D.java
@@ -809,52 +809,18 @@ protected boolean invApply(float n00, float n01, float n02, float n03,
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
+  @Override
   public void print() {
-    /*
-    System.out.println(m00 + " " + m01 + " " + m02 + " " + m03 + "\n" +
-                       m10 + " " + m11 + " " + m12 + " " + m13 + "\n" +
-                       m20 + " " + m21 + " " + m22 + " " + m23 + "\n" +
-                       m30 + " " + m31 + " " + m32 + " " + m33 + "\n");
-    */
-    int big = (int) Math.abs(max(max(max(max(abs(m00), abs(m01)),
-                                         max(abs(m02), abs(m03))),
-                                     max(max(abs(m10), abs(m11)),
-                                         max(abs(m12), abs(m13)))),
-                                 max(max(max(abs(m20), abs(m21)),
-                                         max(abs(m22), abs(m23))),
-                                     max(max(abs(m30), abs(m31)),
-                                         max(abs(m32), abs(m33))))));
-
-    int digits = 1;
-    if (Float.isNaN(big) || Float.isInfinite(big)) {  // avoid infinite loop
-      digits = 5;
-    } else {
-      while ((big /= 10) != 0) digits++;  // cheap log()
-    }
-
-    System.out.println(PApplet.nfs(m00, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m01, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m02, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m03, digits, 4));
-
-    System.out.println(PApplet.nfs(m10, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m11, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m12, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m13, digits, 4));
-
-    System.out.println(PApplet.nfs(m20, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m21, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m22, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m23, digits, 4));
-
-    System.out.println(PApplet.nfs(m30, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m31, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m32, digits, 4) + " " +
-                       PApplet.nfs(m33, digits, 4));
-
-    System.out.println();
+    System.out.print(toString());
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return PApplet.nfs(m00, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m01, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m02, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m03, 1, 4) + "\n" +
+           PApplet.nfs(m10, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m11, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m12, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m13, 1, 4) + "\n" +
+           PApplet.nfs(m20, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m21, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m22, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m23, 1, 4) + "\n" +
+           PApplet.nfs(m30, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m31, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m32, 1, 4) + " " + PApplet.nfs(m33, 1, 4) + "\n";
+  }
 
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////