Centering The Text In A Simple C++ Program?

[Dagoth Nereviar 0]

I'm currently learning C++ in college. For now it's very basic stuff (cout, cin, if, switch, voids, etc). But I'm also abit of a "must look neat" freak for certain things. One of which is that I don't like the text on the program being aligned to the right.

 

For example, I currently have something like this:

Welcome! Please enter your first name.

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And what's your second name?

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But I want it to be like this:

Welcome! Please enter your first name.

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And what's your second name?

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My question is simply: how would I do it?
Edited November 25, 2006 by Dagoth Nereviar (see edit history)

[osknockout 0]

Hmm... That would depend on how wide your window screen is - as in how many characters it will allow per line.
I refer you to this page.

The code on the page assumes that you use a standard 80 character wide line.
If you want to use a different one (for whatever reason) just change the '80' value
in the code and you'll be fine. Isn't it fun when you don't have to reinvent the wheel?
Do tell if you have any problems.

[Dagoth Nereviar 0]

Hahaha, thanks :)One quick question (I could probably work it out, but i'm lazy )...Where would I put that? I mean, would I need it just the once or would I have to put it in each time? (I doubt the latter, but I'm a noob to C++ )

[Tsunami 0]

you can just use:

#include <conio.h>#include <IOSTREAM.h>
#include <bool.h>
#include <apstring.h>
#include <apstring.cpp>

void main()
{
clrscr();
gotoxy(22,1);
cout<<"Welcome! Please enter your first name.";
gotoxy(35,2);
apstring n1;
cin>>n1;
gotoxy(27,4);
cout<<"And whats your second name?";
gotoxy(35,5);
apstring n2;
cin>>n2;
clrscr();
gotoxy(35,1);
cout<<n1<<" "<<n2;
getch();
}

sample program attached...

[osknockout 0]

Lol. Basically you define it once and call it over and over again.take that example code from that site again.The function's centerstring right?You'd put the definition of the function anywhere [even outside int main()]-which is the code on the site- (even in a header file if you think you'll use it often enough)and call it whenever you wanted to, e.g. code...centerstring(something);...code.Nice code Tsunami, though I actually prefer just using strlen()and a bunch of manual stuff instead of adding (more like using) apstring.

[Dagoth Nereviar 0]

Thanks to both of you for the code

 

I like the code Tsunami, but it might make the code waay to long Thanks though

 

Osknockout, I think I get it I know the call function bit, but would I put in the "centerstring([something])" bit? Would it be how many character there are?

 

Sorry for my noobness But thanks again for the help

[osknockout 0]

Osknockout, I think I get it... but would I put in the "centerstring([something])

What type of noob asks and then says I know? Improper groveling I say...

If you look at the function again, you can tell that strlen() already computes the number of characters in your string for you. Actually, that would be your char pointer there Dagoth Nereviar, place your char or char array variable or whatever with characters you want to manipulate in that something. But of course, you already knew that.

In case you don't...

[Dagoth Nereviar 0]

What type of noob asks and then says I know? Improper groveling I say...

If you look at the function again, you can tell that strlen() already computes the number of characters in your string for you. Actually, that would be your char pointer there Dagoth Nereviar, place your char or char array variable or whatever with characters you want to manipulate in that something. But of course, you already knew that.

In case you don't...

 

Hehe, sorry, I wasn't saying I definatly knew, I was just guessing...And I told you, I am a noob

Thanks, I don't have time right now (other college work >.<) but I should have looked over it/tried it by tomorrow

 

Thanks, from the big noob who thinks he knows it all

[rize619 0]

what about this function ?apstring n2;what does apstring do ?? please explain ?