how to print this format??

[o2TCpfjN]

the format like this

=====================================================
|| Record　|| Student ID　|| Name　　　　　　|| Programme　|| Year　||
=====================================================
|| 1　　　　|| 1　　　　　　 || a　　　　　　　　|| a 　　　　　　|| 1　　　||
=====================================================

Student ID , Name ,Programme and Year need the user input
we do not know the size of the data
how to do this????

[Bazzy]

Try setw() and setfill() manipulators

[o2TCpfjN]

if the data do not same the space is not same too
the format is fixed
such as
=====================================================
|| Record　|| Student ID　|| Name　　　　　　|| Programme　|| Year　||
=====================================================
|| 1　　　　|| 11111111　 || aaaaaaaaaaaa　|| aaaaaaaaa　|| 1　　 ||
=====================================================

the '||' are in the same position

[Bazzy]

Just a sample:

#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
     int Record, ID, Year;
     string Name, Programme;

     //Just random values, edit them to see what happens
     Record = 5;
     ID = 123456;
     Name = "Hello World";
     Programme = "Something";
     Year = 2;

     cout << setw(70) << setfill('=') << '\n';
     cout << "|| Record  || Student ID  || Name         || Programme     || Year ||\n";
     cout << setw(70) << '\n';
     cout.setf(ios_base::left,ios_base::adjustfield);
     cout << "||" << setw(9) << setfill(' ') << Record << "||";
     cout << setw(13) << ID << "||";
     cout << setw(14) << Name << "||";
     cout << setw(15) << Programme << "||";
     cout << setw(6) << Year << "||\n";
     cout.setf(ios_base::right,ios_base::adjustfield);
     cout << setw(70) << setfill('=') << '\n';
     return 0;
}

[o2TCpfjN]

thank you very much

but what is the meaning of
'cout.setf(ios_base::left,ios_base::adjustfield);' ??

my teacher had not teach this one
any statement can instead it???

[Bazzy]

cout.setf();
sets the alignment for setw():

cout.setf(ios_base::left,ios_base::adjustfield);
cout << setw(8) << setfill('_') << "abc";
//output: abc_____

cout.setf(ios_base::right,ios_base::adjustfield);
cout << setw(8) << setfill('_') << "abc";
//output: _____abc 

I think you could use it just like this: cout.setf(ios_base::left);

(Edit) For another manipulator to do that, see http://www.cplusplus.com/forum/beginner/5880/#msg26290