Question

I need Method to print List as table in console application and preview in convenient format like this:

Pom_No          Item_Code          ordered_qty                      received_qty

1011            Item_Code1         ordered_qty1                    received_qty1 

1011            Item_Code2         ordered_qty2                    received_qty2

1011            Item_Code3         ordered_qty3                    received_qty3

1012            Item_Code1         ordered_qty1                    received_qty1 

1012            Item_Code2         ordered_qty2                    received_qty2

1012            Item_Code3         ordered_qty3                    received_qty3

Answer 1

Your main tool would be

Console.WriteLine("{0,5} {1,10} {2,-10}", s1, s2, s3);  

The ,5 and ,10 are width specifiers. Use a negative value to left-align.

Formatting is also possible:

Console.WriteLine("y = {0,12:#,##0.00}", y);

Or a Date with a width of 24 and custom formatting:

String.Format("Now = {0,24:dd HH:mm:ss}", DateTime.Now);

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Edit, for C#6

With string interpolation you can now write

Console.WriteLine($"{s1,5} {s2,10} {s3,-10}");  
Console.WriteLine($"y = {y,12:#,##0.00}");

You don’t need to call String.Format() explicitly anymore:

string s = $"Now = {DateTime.Now,24:dd HH:mm:ss}, y = {y,12:#,##0.00}" ;