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Question

I have a 63 character string line that contains 2 other string abc and String xyz i want to print my second string xyz after first string contain 54 characters,if it does not have 54 character provide spacing?

Example:

String abc=" ";    // First 54 characters

String xyz=" ";    // last 9 characters

String line = abc + xyz ;

Answer 1

Suggest me the methods for this functionality

Answer 2

Plz use:

line.SubString(54);  //to fetch the last 9 characters.

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Answer 3

 String line = abc.PadRight(54) + xyz;

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Answer 4

thanks ...

But basically my Requirement is ... i have a string item that has two string desc and string price like this  string item = " " + desc + " " + price ;   when i Print the item string, sometime price alignment from right side disturbed due to change in length of characters in desc, my total string length of item is 63 and string length of  desc is 53 , left 9 character for price string Suggest me the code.

Answer 5

 string item = string.Format(" {0,-54} {1,9}", desc, price);

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Answer 6

This is my current output and i want to align my all item price in straight line above the subtotal

Answer 7

You have been given a couple of answers now.  Why do you keep restating the problem?  If you don't know how to implement the code you have been given then show us what you have done so far.  But, please, stop stating the problem over and over again.

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Answer 8

But i use all the above solution for my string like string.format or padRight but no solution found.. 

Answer 9

You did it wrong.

Show use the code.  It is absolutely, 100% impossible to fix your code if you don't show the code.

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Answer 10

                const string format = "{0,0} {1,4} {2,-5}";
                int i = 0;
                string quantity;
                string size;
                string desc;
                string price;
                string combo;

                while (i < itemprint.Length)
                {
                    string itemsline;
                    quantity = returnnile(itemprint[i].QUANTITY.ToString(), 2);
                    size = itemprint[i].DESCRIPTION.ToString();
                    
                    combo = size +"  "+ desc;
                    
                    price = string.Format("{0:0.00}", itemprint[i].PRICE).ToString();

                    itemsline = String.Format(format, quantity, combo, price) + Environment.NewLine;
                    
                    Printpart5 = Printpart5 + itemsline;
                    i = i + 1;
                }
                Printpart5 = Printpart5 + Dotline + Environment.NewLine;
                string test = Printpart1 + Printpart2 + Environment.NewLine + Printpart3 + Environment.NewLine + Printpart4 + Printpart5 + Printpart6 + Environment.NewLine;

                byte[] byteArray = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(test);
                MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(byteArray);
                reader = new StreamReader(stream);

                PrintDocument pd = new PrintDocument();
                pd.PrintPage += new PrintPageEventHandler(this.PrintTextFileHandler);
                pd.Print();

                pd.Dispose();

                if (reader != null)
                    reader.Close();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                obj.ErrorLog(Convert.ToString(this), "callPrint", ex.Message.ToString(), String.Empty, false, Convert.ToChar("E"));
            }
        }

Answer 11

here is my code on which i m working

Answer 12

I can't see any evidence that you have tried to use the answers that you have been given.  You said that you tried to use the solutions given but it didn't work (hint, hint - those proposed as answers by other people are most likely to be right)

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Answer 13

 int i = 0;
                string quantity;
                string size;
                string desc;
                string price;
                string combo;

                while (i < itemprint.Length)
                {
                    string itemsline;
                    quantity = returnnile(itemprint[i].QUANTITY.ToString(), 2);
                    size = itemprint[i].DESCRIPTION.ToString();

                    if (size.Length == 1)
                    {
                        size = size.Replace(".", "N/A");
                    }
                    desc = itemprint[i].ORDER_DESCRIPTION.ToString();
                    
                    combo = size +"  "+ desc;
                    string temp = quantity+" "+ combo;
                    
                    price = string.Format("{0:0.00}", itemprint[i].PRICE).ToString();

                    itemsline = temp + price.PadRight(70) + Environment.NewLine;
                    
                    //itemsline = String.Format(format, quantity, combo, price) + Environment.NewLine;
                    
                    //itemsline = quantity + "  " + combo +" " + price + Environment.NewLine + itemprint[i].TOPPING_STRING.Replace("()", "") + Environment.NewLine;
                    
                    Printpart5 = Printpart5 + itemsline;
                    i = i + 1;
                }

Answer 14

What do you think that price.PadRight(70) is going to do?  This was never suggested to you, but it is a learning exercise. 

Use MSDN to find out if you can't guess (you have all the clues in front of you). 

Are there other changes apart from price.PadRight(70)?

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Answer 15

thanks..

Answer 16

Hi anurag saraswat

If ur problem is solved, plz mark answers.

Otherwises plz tell us by offering an example:

1) Ur original string.

2) What do u expect to get?

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Answer 17

my String Print output  like this

1 VG Tacos Ind  VG Tacos Ind  89.00

1 Pasta Vg  IT WHPas Vg  95.00

1 NVG Tacos Ind   NVG TacoInd 99.00

But i want if Item Name character is increase or decrease, price place is fixed in right hand side

i want like this

1 VG Tacos Ind  VG Tacos Ind       89.00

1 Pasta Vg  IT WHPas Vg              95.00

1 NVG Tacos Ind   NVG TacoInd    99.00

Answer 18

my string is like this   

string itemsline = quantity + "  " + Item Name +" " + price + Environment.NewLine;

but problem is when  Item Name character is increasing then my price position is disturbed

Answer 19

So, you need to control the length of Item.Name.  How are you going to do that?  The answer has been given many, many times in this thread.

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Answer 20

But no above method is properly work on my Print Bill ,when i am using string.format in console application it work perfectly but when i use string.format in my window application for Printing a Bill it's not working properly.

Answer 21

Show us the code

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Answer 22

                int i = 0;
                string quantity;
                string size;
                string desc;
                string price;
                string combo;

                while (i < itemprint.Length)
                {
                    string itemsline;
                    quantity = returnnile(itemprint[i].QUANTITY.ToString(), 2);
                    size = itemprint[i].DESCRIPTION.ToString();
                    desc = itemprint[i].ORDER_DESCRIPTION.ToString();

                    combo = size +"  "+ desc;

                    price = string.Format("{0:0.00}", itemprint[i].PRICE).ToString();

                   itemsline = String.Format({0,1} {1,4} {2,-5}, quantity, combo, price) +      Environment.NewLine;
                   

Printpart5 = Printpart5 + itemsline;
                    i = i + 1;
                }

                                                                                                                        

Answer 23

Can you describe what you think the line that starts

itemsline = String

would do.  In particular, what do you think the things inside the '{' and '}' do?  Just telling us may help you understand how to fix your problem.

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Answer 24

i m using

itemsline = String.Format({0,1} {1,4} {2,-5}, quantity, combo, price) +  Environment.NewLine;

and thought after running this string itemline    "quantity, combo, price" position is fixed on slip.

                   

Answer 25

Can you describe what each of the numbers do?  Eg fill in the dots

In {0,1} the zero means ... and the 1 means ...

In {1,4} the one means ... and the 4 means ...

In {2,-5} the two means ... and the -5 means ...

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Answer 26

i m currently applying this {0,3} {1,-15} {2,-28}

this mean {0,3} 0 mean quantity,quantity print on 3 character count from right side

{1,-15} 1 mean combo,combo print on 15 character count from left side

{2,-28} 2 mean price, price print on 28 character count from left side

Answer 27

Here is the solution...
itemsline = String.Format({0,1} {1,-54} {2,9:0.00}, quantity, combo, price) +  Environment.NewLine;

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Answer 28

Hi,

But It's not working after applying this OUTPUT is like this

1 N/A  Garlic Bread                                          70.00

1 VG Tacos Ind  VG Tacos Ind                                 89.00

1 N/A  Wing                                                 110.00

Answer 29

I've been waiting for you to get to this point.

You are using a proportional font, so the characters are not all the same width.

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Answer 30

ok..

soo what approach i follow now..?

Answer 31

What ideas do you have?  Hint, the problem is because you are using a proportional font.

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Answer 32

It works on me quite well in Console App:

class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
          Console.WriteLine( String.Format("{0,1} {1,-54} {2,9:0.00}", "1", "N/A  Garlic Bread", "70.00") +  Environment.NewLine);
          Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0,1} {1,-54} {2,9:0.00}", "1", "VG Tacos Ind  VG Tacos Ind ", "70.00") + Environment.NewLine);
          Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0,1} {1,-54} {2,9:0.00}", "1", "N/A  Wing", "70.00") + Environment.NewLine);
        }
    }

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Answer 33

It works on me quite well in Console App:

What you mean to say is "It works quite well with a non-proportionally spaced font" Console is irrelevant.

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Answer 34

Temp=quantity + combo;

String itemsline =  Temp + price  +  Environment.NewLine;

i found the maximum length of itemline string it is 65, and Temp string max length is 56 , Now

i think if i make a method and define String itemline maximum length=65 then check if Temp string = 56 then print Temp + Price but if Temp is not equal to 56 then it can check remaining character for 56 and add " " space to complete 56 character and then print Temp + Price.   

Answer 35

Yes you are right it work perfectly on console application.. but i work on window application where i want to print this string on Slip.

Answer 36

Hi anurag,

Where did u apply these codes?

In a winForm?

Can u show us ur full codes?

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Answer 37

Nope, that won't do it (and all you are doing is rewriting what string.Format does).

Two strings of 64 characters will print with different widths when you use a proportional font.

Try it, give one product a description of

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

and another a description of

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

in both cases there are 20 characters.  The second one will always print wider than the first when you use a proportional font.

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Answer 38

Console, WinForm, WebForm, WPF, Silverlight, Android, IOS, etc are all irrelevant.  It is the type of font which counts. 

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Answer 39

I applying this code on my WPF Application for printing a Bill

Answer 40

In WPF Application

Not important.  It is the font which matters.

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Answer 41

soo what can i do now.. ? any idea.. for my problem

Answer 42

If you really can't work it out for yourself then a good way to research would be to go to your local supermarket and purchase a couple of items.  Study the receipt carefully.  In particular see if looking at the receipt and considering the very strong hints I have been giving you about proportional fonts gives you any idea of how to proceed.

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