How to format a string displayed in a MessageBox in C#?

Question

I want to display a string in a message box with a following format: Machine : TestMachine User : UserName I am doing this: ``` string strMsg = "Machine :" + "TestMahine" + "
" + "User :" + "UserName"; ``` MessageBox.Show(strMsg); When I do this the message box do not display a string as formated above. Colon(") dosen't keep alligned. The above format is also do not work in WPF TextBlock control. Please help!!

Accepted Answer

Try something like this:

```
string strMsg = String.Format("Machine	: {0}
User	: {1}", "TestMachine", "UserName");
```

Edited: Gotta have that String.Format there or that lone bracket at the end is sad.

How to format a string displayed in a MessageBox in C#?

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