I'm trying to output the results of a program I've written into a table-like format. At the moment Im using the setw(x) function to print a series of numbers to columns but they are not lining up because a space is narrower than a digit. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a way around this to try neaten things up?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here's the relevent code:


It probably makes little sense out of context. To try clear this up StructureMembers[i].getL() returns the length of a steel bar
Net_X.getElement(i, j) returns a value in either decimal form or scientific notation.

The corresponding output to this is:

Distance from Start of Element: 0.000 0.625 1.25 1.88 2.50
Transverse Deflection: -2.14e+005 -2.14e+005 -2.14e+005 -2.14e+005 -2.14e+005 (m)

Unfortionatly you can't see how this doesn't line up but you can understand the range of numbers I have.

Correct. You should recognize that we can only work on the information provided. It is your responsibility to articulate the situation clearly.
Huh? If you are displaying the results on a monitor, the width of a space & digit are identical.
Increasing the value of w (the field's width) doesn't resolve the problem?

I'm attaching a screenshot of the output which is a .txt file. Hope this is clearer....

Again, increasing the value of w (the field's width) doesn't resolve the problem?

The issue is whatever program you're opening the .txt file in is not using monospace font. If you looked at the output on the console, it most likely would line up. Pick a monospace font, it'll probably look like what you want.

Using the montype text fixes the problem, thanks.