Alignment

Returns or sets the width and the justification of a formatted value.

Get

Returns a Long.

Syntax: object.Alignment

object
required An object expression that evaluates to a StringFormatSpecifier.

The default value is 0, which means no alignment.

Let

Sets the alignment.

Syntax: object.Alignment = value

value
A Long. A positive number is the minimum width of the result, with the formatted value right-justified (padded on the left). A negative number is the minimum width with the value left-justified (padded on the right). Zero means no padding.

Remarks

StringHelper sets the property from the comma part of a format item, so {0,8} gives 8 and {0,-8} gives -8, and it pads the result after the format identifier class has produced it. The padding character is a space. A formatted value that is wider than the alignment is not shortened. The format identifier classes do not read the property.

Example 

Dim spec As New StringFormatSpecifier
Debug.Print spec.Alignment       ' 0

spec.Alignment = -8
Debug.Print spec.ToString()      ' {0,-8}
Debug.Print StringFormat("[{0,-8}][{0,8}]", "ab")  ' [ab      ][      ab]

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