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Variable width fields in String.Format

Does .NET have an equivalent to using * to specify the width of a
field in printf? I.e. is there an equivalent to:

printf(“%*s”, width, “String”)

when using String.Format or similar?

TIA,
KK
Jun 27 '08 #1
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