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**ZerOrDie** · 09-27-2002

how do i go about outputting text let alligned 12 spaces from the margin? i have been looking into setf but that is a padded output and i want my output to be 12 spaces from the margin and go on from there no matter how long it is

Code:

Income:
<-12 wide-->Hours worked

Code:

 cout<<setw(12)<<"Hours Worked"<<endl;
//doesnt quite work as the string is too long so its pushed back agains the margin

i know its something quite simple but i cant put my finger on it

**Stoned_Coder** · 09-27-2002

you could just do.....

Code:

cout<<"            "<<whateveryouwanthereblahblah;

**ZerOrDie** · 09-27-2002

Originally posted by Stoned_Coder
you could just do.....

Code:

cout<<" "<<whateveryouwanthereblahblah;

yes but then that would be cheating

lol i want to do it the right way plus adding spaces is time consuming and a bad idea if i ever have to change the spaces between

**JoeSixpack** · 09-27-2002

Check for a newline character. If one is found output x spaces.

**Stoned_Coder** · 09-27-2002

well use a combination of right and setw() but i tell you its gonna be easier to print 12 spaces lol.
btw if you are on windows console theres a cheat....

Code:

#include<windows.h>
void gotoxy(const int x,const int y)
{
COORD point;
point.X=x;
point.Y=y;
SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdhandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE),point);
}

**ZerOrDie** · 09-27-2002

are you sure there isnt a function specificly for this?

**Stoned_Coder** · 09-27-2002

absolutely.

you can use right and setw(12+numcharsinwhateverurprinting)

cout<<right<<setw(18)<<"Hello.";

**Sang-drax** · 09-28-2002

Code:

cout << setw(12) << "" << "Hours Worked" << endl;

or am I missing something?

(edit) No, it seems to work.

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