• Andy Valencia (9/9) Jun 07 In logging output, I often want indentation. In Python, the
• Sergey (10/14) Jun 07 I think there are many ways to do it
• Andy Valencia (4/6) Jun 07 Thanks! repeat() it is (though I just wrote on which avoids the
• Neto (2/17) Jun 21 is `repeat` from a native module? if so, which one?
• H. S. Teoh (6/16) Jun 21 std.range
• Neto (2/18) Jun 21 thanks
• Jabba Laci (10/12) Jun 21 I use this:
• Neto (2/14) Jun 21 very nice solution

Andy Valencia <dont spam.me> writes:

In logging output, I often want indentation.  In Python, the 
output is built like:

```
print(" " * ddepth, "data at this level: ", datum)
```

Which is to say, build a string by concatenating " " ddepth 
times.  Is there a comparable idiom in dlang or Phobos?

Thanks!
Andy

Sergey <kornburn yandex.ru> writes:

On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:13:06 UTC, Andy Valencia wrote:
 Which is to say, build a string by concatenating " " ddepth 
 times.  Is there a comparable idiom in dlang or Phobos?

 Thanks!
 Andy

I think there are many ways to do it
The simplest that comes to my mind:
```d
void main() {
     string error_message = "D's desing is far from perfect";
     writeln(" ".repeat(5).join, "[INFO]:", Clock.currTime(), " - 
", error_message);
}
```

Andy Valencia <dont spam.me> writes:

On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:42:51 UTC, Sergey wrote:
 I think there are many ways to do it
 The simplest that comes to my mind:

Thanks!  repeat() it is (though I just wrote on which avoids the 
interim representation, so no join() needed).

Andy

Neto <netorib94 gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:42:51 UTC, Sergey wrote:
 On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:13:06 UTC, Andy Valencia wrote:
 Which is to say, build a string by concatenating " " ddepth 
 times.  Is there a comparable idiom in dlang or Phobos?

 Thanks!
 Andy

 I think there are many ways to do it
 The simplest that comes to my mind:
 ```d
 void main() {
     string error_message = "D's desing is far from perfect";
     writeln(" ".repeat(5).join, "[INFO]:", Clock.currTime(), " 
 - ", error_message);
 }
 ```

is `repeat` from a native module? if so, which one?

"H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh qfbox.info> writes:

On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 04:18:37PM +0000, Neto via Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
 On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:42:51 UTC, Sergey wrote:

[...]
 ```d
 void main() {
     string error_message = "D's desing is far from perfect";
     writeln(" ".repeat(5).join, "[INFO]:", Clock.currTime(), " - ",
 error_message);
 }
 ```

 
 is `repeat` from a native module? if so, which one?

std.range


T

-- 
Elegant or ugly code as well as fine or rude sentences have something in
common: they don't depend on the language. -- Luca De Vitis

Neto <netorib94 gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 21 June 2025 at 16:23:42 UTC, H. S. Teoh wrote:
 On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 04:18:37PM +0000, Neto via 
 Digitalmars-d-learn wrote:
 On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:42:51 UTC, Sergey wrote:

 [...]
 ```d
 void main() {
     string error_message = "D's desing is far from perfect";
     writeln(" ".repeat(5).join, "[INFO]:", Clock.currTime(), 
 " - ",
 error_message);
 }
 ```

 
 is `repeat` from a native module? if so, which one?

 std.range


 T

thanks

Jabba Laci <jabba.laci gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:13:06 UTC, Andy Valencia wrote:
 Which is to say, build a string by concatenating " " ddepth 
 times.  Is there a comparable idiom in dlang or Phobos?

I use this:

```d
import std.stdio;
import std.array;  // from here

void main()
{
     writeln("-".replicate(5));  // must be a string
}
```

Neto <netorib94 gmail.com> writes:

On Saturday, 21 June 2025 at 12:43:31 UTC, Jabba Laci wrote:
 On Saturday, 7 June 2025 at 16:13:06 UTC, Andy Valencia wrote:
 Which is to say, build a string by concatenating " " ddepth 
 times.  Is there a comparable idiom in dlang or Phobos?

 I use this:

 ```d
 import std.stdio;
 import std.array;  // from here

 void main()
 {
     writeln("-".replicate(5));  // must be a string
 }
 ```

very nice solution