This script:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subfig}
\begin{document}
See Fig. \ref{fig:exa}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\subfloat[example a]{
\label{fig:exa}
\includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{example-image-a}
}
\subfloat[example b]{
\label{fig:exb}
\includegraphics[width=0.5\textwidth]{example-image-b}
}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
renders output
How can I format the reference to subfloat as "Fig. 1(a)".
