Formatting output question

[gqstud79]

I am trying to output elements of an array to a console window. Is there any built-in formatting command that will allow me to set the width between each of the elements as they are written to the console? I know that in C++ there is the "setw()" command, but is there something similar in C#?

[Nerseus]

You can use String.Format(), or for each individual string you could try stringvar.PadLeft() or stringvar.PadRight().

 

-Nerseus

[gqstud79]

Could someone possibly direct me to some examples of how to use these methods? I can't seem to figure out how to set them up with the proper arguments. Thank you.

[Nerseus]

// Fill an array for testing
string[] strings = new string[10];
for(int i=0; i<strings.Length; i++) strings[i] = (i * 13).ToString();

for(int i=0; i<strings.Length; i++)
Console.Write("{0,10}", strings[i]);
Console.WriteLine();

 

You can use "{0,-10} in the Console.Write call to left-align.

 

You can use the same format with String.Format as with Console.WriteLine, so:

string s1 = string.empty;
// Fill an array for testing
string[] strings = new string[10];
for(int i=0; i<strings.Length; i++) strings[i] = (i * 13).ToString();

for(int i=0; i<strings.Length; i++)
s1 += String.Format("{0,10}", strings[i]);

Console.WriteLine(s1);

 

 

-Nerseus

[gqstud79]

Thank you for the examples. They were very helpful.