Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/28/06 21:19

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;

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