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Using printf() to Format a List of Product Prices

<html>
<head>
<title>Using printf() to format a list of product prices</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$products = Array("Pencil"=>"222.4",
                  "Cake"=>"4",
                  "Coffee table"=>80.6
);
print "<pre>";
printf("%-20s%23s\n", "Name", "Price");
printf("%'-43s\n", "");
foreach ( $products as $key=>$val )
    printf( "%-20s%20.2f\n", $key, $val );
printf("</pre>");
?>
 </body>
</html>








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