NSString stringWithFormat question

Question

I am trying to build a small table using NSString. I cannot seem to format the strings properly.

Here is what I have

[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%8@: %.6f",e,v]

where e is an NSString from somewhere else, and v is a float.

What I want is output something like this:

Grapes:       20.3
Pomegranates:  2.5
Oranges:      15.1

What I get is

Grapes:20.3
Pomegranates:2.5
Oranges:15.1

How can I fix my format to do something like this?

Answer 1

you could try using - stringByPaddingToLength:withString:startingAtIndex: