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How do I pad a string with blanks or pad a number with zeroes?

Found in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/pod/perlfaq9.pod
In the following examples, $pad_len is the length to which you wish to pad the string, $text or $num contains the string to be padded, and $pad_char contains the padding character. You can use a single character string constant instead of the $pad_char variable if you know what it is in advance. And in the same way you can use an integer in place of $pad_len if you know the pad length in advance. The simplest method uses the "sprintf" function.

How do I convert a string to a number?

Updating the For Beginners forum FAQ - GameDev.Net Discussio...
I am including the header file <string>, and I am using the string class, but the code doesn't compile? (namespace resolution, having the std:: topics) How do I use unique() with vectors? (answered only once, but still a good question to have due to people not knowing that it's possible to do) See similar questions...

What are "Blanks"?

the Max Headroom chronicles: Max F-F-FAQ
Blanks are people who have either fallen off the information nets, or taken themselves off deliberately. Usually known and addressed by their first names with "Blank" as a title - Blank Reg, Blank Bruno, and Blank Dom(inique) are three we get to know well. See similar questions...

How do I convert a std::string to a number?

Miscellaneous technical issues, C++ FAQ Lite
There are two easy ways to do this: you can use the <cstdio> facilities or the <iostream> library. In general, you should prefer the <iostream> library. See similar questions...

String buffers and tokenizers Q: How can I pad a StringBuffer?

Code Style: Java strings frequently asked questions (FAQ)
The StringBuffer insert(int, String) method can be used to pad the buffer at specific locations. The method inserts the given string at the offset position indicated by the int value and shifts the original buffer contents right. The original string contents are preserved and the buffer length is increased by the length of the inserted string. See similar questions...

What is Fill In The Blanks?

FITB FAQ
Fill In The Blanks is a series of postings on the rec.music.indian.misc newsgroup. The series is intended as a supplement to the iTrans Song Book or ISB. The Fill In The Blanks series derives its rationale from the fact that some of the songs in the ISB sites are incomplete. The series aims to supply stanzas that have been left out in the versions of the lyrics available at the Consolidated ISB. See similar questions...

How can I write an efficient number to string routine?

Frequently Asked Questions
Process the number starting from the end (i.e. See similar questions...

How can I count the number of occurrences of a substring within a string?

Found in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.8.8/pod/perlfaq9.pod
There are a number of ways, with varying efficiency. If you want a count of a certain single character (X) within a string, you can use the "tr///" function like so: $string = "ThisXlineXhasXsomeXx'sXinXit"; $count = ($string =~ tr/X//); print "There are $count X characters in the string"; This is fine if you are just looking for a single character. See similar questions...

How can I obtain a UPC bi-pad number?

Disticor Magazines
You must use a Disticor assigned number when utilizing our services. We will provide you with a number. See similar questions...

How do I split a string?

Frequently Asked Questions for comp.lang.lisp
There is no 'right' answer to this question; many lisp programmers have rolled their own solution in the past, and others are of the view that it should never be necessary, as long as all sequence functions are used with consistent :start and :end arguments. However, a community-based 'standard' was developed in June/July 2001 on comp.lang.lisp; known as SPLIT-SEQUENCE (formerly PARTITION), it works as follows in its simplest form: split-sequence #\Space "A stitch in time saves nine. See similar questions...

How high should the back pad be on my back?

Nada Chair: Frequently Asked Questions
The back pad should span the lumbar spine with the back cushion approximately centered on the belt line. Experiment until you find the most comfortable position for you. See similar questions...

When I try a nutrition analysis, I get all zeroes. What gives?

Now You're Cooking! Recipe Software FAQ - Nutrition
Recipe ingredients must first be linked to items in your nutrition database before you do the nutrition analysis. Link ingredients to nutrition items from the recipe edit window by dbl-clicking on each ingredient to bring up the nutrition link window, then selecting a nutrition item for linking. When you do a nutrition analysis, press the Omissions... button in the analysis window to see which ingredients are not yet linked. You have the full database but you may not know how to access it. See similar questions...

How can find a string?

Exontrol Software - ExEdit FAQ page
The control provides Find and Replace support. The AllowFind property specifies whether the control can search for a string using the built-in Find dialog. By default, the AllowFind property is True. The control displays the Find dialog if the user presses CTRL+F key. See similar questions...

What is in the pad?

FAQ's about Thermo-Pad heating pad
The pad contains water, food grade sodium acetate trihydrate (an ingredient in salt and vinegar potato chips) and a stainless steel disc.When the pad is in its liquid state it is a "super saturated" solution. See similar questions...

How can I show an int as a binary number - a string of 1s and 0s?

FAQ for the microsoft.public.languages.csharp newsgroup
The Convert class has an overload of the static ToString() method that takes two ints and returns a string populated with the number in the specified base. For instance, calling Convert.ToString(128, 2) will return "10000000". See similar questions...

Why should we use macro or const to replace number or string literals?

FAQ on C/C++/Unix by Roseanne Zhang, Java Programmer Certifi...
Read comments in the code. #include<iostream> using namespace std; class A { public: A(int a1,int a2) {x=a1; y=a2;} void print() const; // readonly parameter x1 void setX(const int x1) {x = x1;}n // y1 is allowed to change void setY(int y1) {y1++; y = y1;} // function is not allowed to change the class members int getXplusY() const { return x+y;} private: int x,y; }; void A::print() const { cout<<x<<":"<<y<<endl; //notice :!!!! } int main(){ A obj1(10,30); obj1. See similar questions...

Do you deliver the string tags to a number of locations on behalf of customer?

Nationbright industries
Yes, we can provide this service especially when the customer of the string tag is a final buyer. It is because during the delivery process, our company information will inevitably showed in some documents. The consignee will know we are the manufacturer of the string tag. In this case, it might be harmful to the interest of string tag trader. If the string tag traders do not care about this, then we are well prepared to provide this service to them. See similar questions...

How do I convert a value (a number, for example) to a std::string?

Miscellaneous technical issues, C++ FAQ Lite
There are two easy ways to do this: you can use the <cstdio> facilities or the <iostream> library. In general, you should prefer the <iostream> library. The <iostream> library allows you to convert pretty much anything to a std::string using the following syntax (the example converts a double, but you could substitute pretty much anything that prints using the << operator): The std::ostringstream object o offers formatting facilities just like those for std::cout. See similar questions...

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