Can Anyone Explain Me The Use Of "\t" in C#?

Question

I have Use The "\t" in solo learn Playground.But In The Output I'm Seeing No other Differences than /t being Skipped.Can Anyone Explain me ?

Answer 1

In C#, `\t` is used to add a tab space in a string. But sometimes, it might not work as expected because:

- The console or terminal doesn't support tabs
- The font doesn't display tabs correctly
- The string is processed or trimmed in a way that removes tabs

To see the effect of `\t`, try:

- Using a fixed-width font
- Printing to a file or a console that supports tabs
- Using a debugger to visualize the string

For Example:-
string s = "Hello\tWorld!";
Console.WriteLine(s);

This should add a tab space between "Hello" and "World!".

Answer 2

' \t' is inconsistent. It is sometimes just treated as a single space, or some amount of spaces, depending on what terminal you are displaying your output.
You'll get more reliable results with string.Format.

var format = "{0,-8}| {1,-5}| {2,-5}";
Console.WriteLine(string.Format(format,"Name","Age","Score"));

Console.WriteLine(new string('-',23));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format(format,"Jack",18,78.5));
Console.WriteLine(string.Format(format,"Janet",17,88));