Hello folks,
I have a simple question:
I want to control the indentation of strings printed out
with printf(...). Not just a fixed indentation, but lets say
one blank character more for each new line, so that
a staircase effect is produced.
Example:
One
Two
Three
....
I was not able to create a working format string for
printf().
Can somebody help me?
Thanks!
Adrian 9 7015
"Adrian Neumeyer" <an*******@yaho o.de> writes: I want to control the indentation of strings printed out with printf(...). Not just a fixed indentation, but lets say one blank character more for each new line, so that a staircase effect is produced.
Example: One Two Three ....
I was not able to create a working format string for printf().
#include <stdio.h>
int main (void)
{
const char *const strings [] = {"One", "Two", "Three"};
size_t i;
for (i = 0; i < sizeof strings / sizeof strings [0]; ++i)
printf ("%*s%s\n", (int)i, "", strings [i]);
return 0;
}
"%*s" expects two arguments, an `int' and a pointer to a string. The
former specifies the minimum width for the latter. The trick here is
to output an empty string, so that only padding spaces are written.
Martin
Adrian Neumeyer wrote: Hello folks,
I have a simple question:
I want to control the indentation of strings printed out with printf(...). Not just a fixed indentation, but lets say one blank character more for each new line, so that a staircase effect is produced.
Example: One Two Three ....
I was not able to create a working format string for printf().
Can somebody help me?
Thanks!
Adrian
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
printf("%*s%s\n ", i, "", "Adrian");
return 0;
}
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Adrian Neumeyer wrote: I want to control the indentation of strings printed out with printf(...). Not just a fixed indentation, but lets say one blank character more for each new line, so that a staircase effect is produced.
Example: One Two Three ....
I was not able to create a working format string for printf().
printf("%*s%s\n ",currentindent ,"",texttoprint );
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Adrian Neumeyer wrote: Hello folks,
I have a simple question:
I want to control the indentation of strings printed out with printf(...). Not just a fixed indentation, but lets say one blank character more for each new line, so that a staircase effect is produced.
Example: One Two Three ....
I was not able to create a working format string for printf().
printf("%*s\n", width, string);
where width is the field width of the string printed, and can be computed
using the length of the string to be printed and whatever lead space you
want for your staircase effect.
HTH,
nrk.
Can somebody help me?
Thanks!
Adrian
Martin Dickopp <ex************ *@zero-based.org> writes: #include <stdio.h>
int main (void) { const char *const strings [] = {"One", "Two", "Three"};
Note that the identifiers str[a-z]* is reserved for use by the
implementation, thus the name `strings' violate the Standard.
Thomas Pfaff <th**********@t iscali.no> writes, again and again: Martin Dickopp <ex************ *@zero-based.org> writes: #include <stdio.h>
int main (void) { const char *const strings [] = {"One", "Two", "Three"};
Note that the identifiers str[a-z]* is reserved for use by the implementation, thus the name `strings' violate the Standard.
Or wait, did that only apply to identifiers with external linkage?
Thomas Pfaff <th**********@t iscali.no> wrote: Thomas Pfaff <th**********@t iscali.no> writes, again and again:
Martin Dickopp <ex************ *@zero-based.org> writes: > #include <stdio.h> > > int main (void) > { > const char *const strings [] = {"One", "Two", "Three"};
Note that the identifiers str[a-z]* is reserved for use by the implementation, thus the name `strings' violate the Standard.
Or wait, did that only apply to identifiers with external linkage?
Yes.
From n48:
7.26 Future library directions
[#1] [...] All external names described below
are reserved no matter what headers are included by the
program.
7.26.11 String handling <string.h>
[#1] Function names that begin with str, mem, or wcs and a
lowercase letter (possibly followed by any combination of
digits, letters, and underscore) may be added to the
declarations in the <string.h> header.
Regards
Irrwahn
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:28:32 +0200, Irrwahn Grausewitz
<ir*****@freene t.de> wrote: Thomas Pfaff <th**********@t iscali.no> wrote:
Thomas Pfaff <th**********@t iscali.no> writes, again and again:
Martin Dickopp <ex************ *@zero-based.org> writes: > #include <stdio.h> > > int main (void) > { > const char *const strings [] = {"One", "Two", "Three"};
Note that the identifiers str[a-z]* is reserved for use by the implementation, thus the name `strings' violate the Standard. Or wait, did that only apply to identifiers with external linkage?
Yes.
From n48:
IGYM n843, and even if you can't/won't get the actual standard you
might as well move up to n869, it's equally free.
7.26 Future library directions
[#1] [...] All external names described below are reserved no matter what headers are included by the program.
And a local (ordinary) identifier does not conflict with an external
name, so it's OK on this front.
7.26.11 String handling <string.h>
[#1] Function names that begin with str, mem, or wcs and a lowercase letter (possibly followed by any combination of digits, letters, and underscore) may be added to the declarations in the <string.h> header.
And all library functions can be macros, so this effectively reserves
the names for any use, *if* you don't explicitly #undef after
#include'ing <string.h>, which the example didn't -- but in a real
program might be hidden in another header or added at any time, so to
be absolutely safe you should just steer clear.
- David.Thompson1 at worldnet.att.ne t
<grab> Added to the list of interview questions </grab>
Thanks!
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