• 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

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