Padding stl strings in C++
std::setw (setwidth) manipulator std::cout << std::setw (10) << 77 << std::endl; or std::cout << std::setw (10) << “hi!” << std::endl; outputs padded 77 and “hi!”. if you need result as string use instance of std::stringstream instead std::cout object. ps: responsible header file <iomanip>