Pretty print a table in C++

Question

I am looking for a library similar to prettytable but in C++

http://code.google.com/p/prettytable/

I know how to generate one myself using either printf or i

Answer 1

I wasn't satisfied with any of the ones I found online so I wrote my own: https://github.com/friedmud/variadic_table

It uses variadic templates to allow each column to hold a different type. It also only requires C++11.

VariadicTable vt({"Name", "Weight", "Age", "Brother"});

vt.addRow({"Cody", 180.2, 40, "John"});
vt.addRow({"David", 175.3, 38, "Andrew"});
vt.addRow({"Robert", 140.3, 27, "Fande"});

vt.print();

This will output:

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| Name |  Weight  |    Age   |Brother|
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|Cody  |     180.2|        40|John   |
|David |     175.3|        38|Andrew |
|Robert|     140.3|        27|Fande  |
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This is actively being used in a large software project - so it will be maintained and developed over time. Feel free to submit issues / PRs