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=Overview=
=Overview=
The package implements a write filter that translates tabbed columns in input into properly aligned text. The package is using the Elastic Tabstops algorithm described at http://nickgravgaard.com/elastictabstops/index.html.
The package implements a write filter that translates tabbed columns in input into properly aligned text. The package is using the Elastic Tabstops algorithm described at http://nickgravgaard.com/elastictabstops/index.html.
<syntaxhighlight lang='go'>
tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 1, 2, ' ', 0)
defer tw.Flush()
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Column A\tColumn B\tColumn C\n")
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "a\tbbbbbb\tccc\n")
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "aaaa\tbb\tccc\n")
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "aaaaaaaaaaaaa\tb\tcccc\n")
</syntaxhighlight>

Revision as of 04:04, 20 January 2024

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Overview

The package implements a write filter that translates tabbed columns in input into properly aligned text. The package is using the Elastic Tabstops algorithm described at http://nickgravgaard.com/elastictabstops/index.html.

tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(os.Stdout, 0, 1, 2, ' ', 0)
defer tw.Flush()
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "Column A\tColumn B\tColumn C\n")
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "a\tbbbbbb\tccc\n")
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "aaaa\tbb\tccc\n")
fmt.Fprintf(tw, "aaaaaaaaaaaaa\tb\tcccc\n")