[Predator01337]

PHP Code:

PrintToConsole(client, "#%d | %s | %s | %s", userid, name, steamid, ip); 


Will print to the console of client:

#0000 | Testname | STEAM_0:00000 | 00.000.00.000
#00 | Tstname | STEAM_0:000 | 0.0.00.0

But what i want to realize is this:

#0000 | Testname | STEAM_0:00000 | 00.000.00.000
#00   | Tstname  | STEAM_0:000   | 0.0.00.0

I just don't know how to do it.

My English isn't very good but hopefully someone could help me

[McFlurry]

You have to equally pad out each item between the |
To do that successfully you have to prepare all of your data that you're going to print. Determine the largest piece of data for each split by the |
Then pad out each piece of data according to what the largest piece of data in that column is.
To do that do

new spaces = SizeOfBiggestPieceOfData-strlen(PieceOfData);
for(new i=0; i<spaces; i++)
{
Format(PieceOfData, sizeof(PieceOfData), "%s ", PieceOfData);
}

This might all be fuzzy, but it's the only way I can think of doing this.
Keep in mind this might not work if the font that the game you're using doesn't have equal length characters.

[Dr!fter]

I made this one day when i was realllllly bored.

PHP Code:

public OnMapStart()
{
    new String:steamarray[7][30] = {"STEAM_0:0:12645810", "STEAM_0:0:222777", "STEAM_0:1:13921601", "STEAM_0:1:14923191", "STEAM_0:0:6762100", "STEAM_0:1:324537", "STEAM_0:1:1234"}

    CreateColumn(steamarray, 7, true, true, 30);
    
    for(new i = 0; i < 7; i++)
    {
        PrintToServer(steamarray[i]);
    }
}
CreateColumn(String:testarray[][], size, bool:beg, bool:end, maxsize)
{
    new long;
    for(new i = 0; i < size; i++)
    {
        if(strlen(testarray[i]) > long)
            long = strlen(testarray[i]);
    }
    for(new i = 0; i < size; i++)
    {    
        new diff = long - strlen(testarray[i]);
        if(diff > 0)
        {
            for(new o = 0; o < diff; o++)
            {
                StrCat(testarray[i], maxsize, " ");
            }
        }
    }
    if(beg)
    {
        for(new i = 0; i < size; i++)
        {
            Format(testarray[i], maxsize, "| %s", testarray[i]);
        }
    }
    if(end)
    {    
        for(new i = 0; i < size; i++)
            StrCat(testarray[i], maxsize, " |");
    }
} 


Note: I did this about 3 years ago when i first started out. And there might be a better way to do this.

You have to pass all the data for each column in a array then loop and format each array if beg/end is true it will auto add | to the start or end.

[Predator01337]

Thank you for this replies.

I test it tomorrow.

I'm gonna optimize my code and combine it with yours.

[Powerlord]

I guess no one ever reads the Advanced Formatting section of the Format wiki page.

I hate to say this, though, we're going to need to use Format once because we need values from functions and constants in our final format:

PHP Code:

#define STEAMID_LENGTH 32

    decl String:logFormat[40];
    Format(logFormat, sizeof(logFormat), "#%%-4d | %%-%ds | %%-%ds | %%-15s", MAX_NAME_LENGTH, STEAMID_LENGTH);

    PrintToConsole(client, logFormat, userid, name, steamid, ip); 


Note: Untested, but should give you 4 character userids (btw, this really should be increased to 5), MAX_NAME_LENGTH names, 32-character Steam IDs, and 15 character IPs (assuming IPv4 addresses with no port).

[Dr. McKay]

Originally Posted by Powerlord I guess no one ever reads the Advanced Formatting section of the Format wiki page. I hate to say this, though, we're going to need to use Format once because we need values from functions and constants in our final format: PHP Code: #define STEAMID_LENGTH 32     decl String:logFormat[40];     Format(logFormat, sizeof(logFormat), "#%%-4d | %%-%ds | %%-%ds | %%-15s", MAX_NAME_LENGTH, STEAMID_LENGTH);     PrintToConsole(client, logFormat, userid, name, steamid, ip);  Note: Untested, but should give you 4 character userids (btw, this really should be increased to 5), MAX_NAME_LENGTH names, 32-character Steam IDs, and 15 character IPs (assuming IPv4 addresses with no port).

This is what I was going to post. I've used the advanced formatting a lot when creating timers to pad single-digit numbers with a leading zero. Lets me easily change 0:5 to 00:05.

[el_psycho]

This is very useful.
I have an additional question:
How would i go about aligning text to the right? Like in the player names in a chatlog like this:

[20:15:35]        SomePlayer: player chat message
[20:15:38]     AnotherPlayer: another player's message

Thanks.