How do you right align using .ToString()

[David Mujica]

I'm just stuck here ... Given:

Dim i As Integer = 1

Debug.Print(i.ToString("000")) ' This give me 2 leading zeros followed by the number 1; not what I want

What I can't seem to figure out is the correct format string to be used with .ToString to give me two spaces then the number 1. (which would be right aligned)

[Luc Pattyn]

I use string.PadLeft() to right-align some text... :)

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[Alan N]

Composite formatting using indexed placeholders "{0}" allows for alignment but standard formatting with the ToString method does not. Example of alignment in a fixed width field

Console.WriteLine("{0, -4}", 99); // "99 "
Console.WriteLine("{0, 4}", 99); // " 99"

Debug.Print has an overload for composite formatting so you can do the same trick. Alan.

[David Mujica]

PadLeft is the winner. Just what I was looking to do. Thanks, david

[MicroVirus]

String.Format will do what you want for creating strings.

[9082365]

Don't think there is one! You'd have to create a string and add leading spaces according to its initial length.