Thread: Formatting Output

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    Formatting Output

    What can I do to line up the following:
    Code:
    Num:1: move disk 1 from 1 to 3.
    Num:2: move disk 2 from 1 to 2.
    Num:3: move disk 1 from 3 to 2.
    Num:4: move disk 3 from 1 to 3.
    Num:5: move disk 1 from 2 to 1.
    Num:6: move disk 2 from 2 to 3.
    Num:7: move disk 1 from 1 to 3.
    Num:8: move disk 4 from 1 to 2.
    Num:9: move disk 1 from 3 to 2.
    Num:10: move disk 2 from 3 to 1.
    Num:11: move disk 1 from 2 to 1.
    Num:12: move disk 3 from 3 to 2.
    Num:13: move disk 1 from 1 to 3.
    Num:14: move disk 2 from 1 to 2.
    Num:15: move disk 1 from 3 to 2.
    
    so that it becomes
    
    Num:1:  move disk 1 from 1 to 3.
    Num:2:  move disk 2 from 1 to 2.
    Num:3:  move disk 1 from 3 to 2.
    Num:4:  move disk 3 from 1 to 3.
    Num:5:  move disk 1 from 2 to 1.
    Num:6:  move disk 2 from 2 to 3.
    Num:7:  move disk 1 from 1 to 3.
    Num:8:  move disk 4 from 1 to 2.
    Num:9:  move disk 1 from 3 to 2.
    Num:10: move disk 2 from 3 to 1.
    Num:11: move disk 1 from 2 to 1.
    Num:12: move disk 3 from 3 to 2.
    Num:13: move disk 1 from 1 to 3.
    Num:14: move disk 2 from 1 to 2.
    Num:15: move disk 1 from 3 to 2.
    Press any key to continue
    Last edited by Aakash Datt; 05-16-2003 at 07:10 PM.

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    they look the same...

    try putting them in [ code ] and [ / code ] tags so that the spacing you entered is intact

    try outputting \t (tab) characters... not sure what you want

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    This isn't exactly what you want, but it's another idea to try:

    cout << "Num:" << setw(2) << num << ": move disk " << disk << " from " << from << " to " << to << endl;

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