Posted by IchBin on 11/28/06 21:49

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> IchBin wrote:
>> I am trying to pad a number with spaces to the left. I can pad it with
>> zeros as in this code:
>>
>> printf("<option value='%d'>%04s %s</option>n",
>> $row->id,
>> $row->NumberOfQuotes,
>> arrangeName($row->lastName, $row->firstName, $row->middleName,
>> $row->Title, $row->suffix));
>>
>> Trying to do the same with spaces. It is not padding all the spaces
>> but only one space. Right justification:
>>
>> printf("<option value='%d'>%4s %s</option>n",
>> $row->id,
>> $row->NumberOfQuotes,
>> arrangeName($row->lastName, $row->firstName, $row->middleName,
>> $row->Title, $row->suffix));
>>
>> Even with left justification:
>>
>> printf("<option value='%d'>%-4s %s</option>n",
>> $row->id,
>> $row->NumberOfQuotes,
>> arrangeName($row->lastName, $row->firstName, $row->middleName,
>> $row->Title, $row->suffix));
>>
>> Does Anyone have any ideas on what I am doing wrong?
>>
>
> This is an HTML question, not a PHP question.
>
> HTML compresses multiple blanks into a single one. To have a
> non-breaking space you need to use &nbsp;
>
Sorry, I did not think before I posted to this newsgroup..

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