Bits of .NET

Aligning console output without string.Format mess? String interpolation supports alignment.

Basic Alignment:

var name = "John";
var age = 30;

Console.WriteLine($"{name,10} | {age,5}");
// Output: "      John |    30"
// Right-aligned, 10 chars for name, 5 for age

Left-Align with Negative:

Console.WriteLine($"{name,-10} | {age,-5}");
// Output: "John       | 30   "

Combined with Formatting:

var price = 1234.5;
Console.WriteLine($"{price,10:C2}");
// Output: "  $1,234.50"