[SOLVED] sprintf variable padding

[xiaix]

This code:

if ($data1["e"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<strong>%s %d %s</strong>", $data1["e"] > 0 ? "+":"-", $data1["e"], $defType["e"]); if ($howManyArmorDef > ($e1 += 1)) { $part .= "<BR />"; }}

 

Displays this:

+54 Melee Piercing Defense

 

 

Fine, but if I use this code (notice the %5s):

if ($data1["e"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<strong>%s %d %5s</strong>", $data1["e"] > 0 ? "+":"-", $data1["e"], $defType["e"]); if ($howManyArmorDef > ($e1 += 1)) { $part .= "<BR />"; }}

 

I still get this:

+54 Melee Piercing Defense

 

But I should get this:

+54      Melee Piercing Defense

 

 

What gives?  What am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks.

[ignace]

the padding is there however HTML does not show padding in order to display it either wrap it in pre or code tags or assign an id or class to the element and via CSS add the line:

 

white-space: pre;

[xiaix]

Ah, gotcha.  I was scratching my head for hours as to why it wouldn't work.  Didn't know that HTML wouldn't display padding like that.

 

I'll use your advise with the <pre / > tags.

 

Thanks for the quick response.

[xiaix]

*update*

 

<pre> tags got messy, and after much trying to get things to pad correctly, I gave up and opted for table/row/columns to handle my text padding/justification issues.  Everything works great now.

 

Example:

		// Let's list armor defenses
		if ($howManyArmorDef>0) {  
			$part .= sprintf("<BR /><strong>Defenses</strong><BR />");
			$part .= sprintf("<table>");
			if ($data1["e"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<tr><td>%+d</td><td>[%s]</td></tr>", $data1["e"], $defType["e"]); }
			if ($data1["f"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<tr><td>%+d</td><td>[%s]</td></tr>", $data1["f"], $defType["f"]); }
			if ($data1["g"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<tr><td>%+d</td><td>[%s]</td></tr>", $data1["g"], $defType["g"]); }
			if ($data1["h"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<tr><td>%+d</td><td>[%s]</td></tr>", $data1["h"], $defType["h"]); }
			if ($data1["i"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<tr><td>%+d</td><td>[%s]</td></tr>", $data1["i"], $defType["i"]); }
			if ($data1["j"] > 0) {	$part .= sprintf("<tr><td>%+d</td><td>[%s]</td></tr>", $data1["j"], $defType["j"]); }
			$part .= sprintf("</table>");
		}