c# - Can't properly align my receipt lines -

i having problems aligning 2 variables in receipt building graphics.drawstring(). trying achieve:

<indent>cash....................500.00 <indent>master card............1000.00 <indent>american express.....10,000.00 

this have

foreach (var item in gc.payment_repo) //entity framework {     int typelength = item.type.length;     int amountlength = item.amount.length;      graphics.drawstring("    " + item.type.padright(20, '.') + item.amount.padleft(typelength)); } 

here working concept using rectangle , stringformat align text. sample below must in onpaint() of control or printdocument. can create form , override onpaint , paste code below:

list<dynamic[]> rows = new list<dynamic[]>();            rows.add(new dynamic[] { "cash", 500 }); rows.add(new dynamic[] { "master card", 1000 }); rows.add(new dynamic[] { "american express", 10000 });  graphics g = e.graphics; font f = new font("courier new", 8f); //1st column stringformat sf1 = new stringformat(); sf1.alignment = stringalignment.near; sf1.linealignment = stringalignment.center;  //2nd column stringformat sf2 = new stringformat(); sf2.alignment = stringalignment.far; sf2.linealignment = stringalignment.center;  (int = 0; < rows.count; i++) {     int x = 10; //change indentation (where want x position), 10px      int y = f.height * i;     int colwidth = 125; //you can change set each column's width     rectangle r1 = new rectangle(x, y, colwidth, f.height);     rectangle r2 = new rectangle(r1.right, y, colwidth, f.height);      g.drawrectangle(pens.black, r1); //just debug rect area     g.drawrectangle(pens.black, r2);      g.drawstring(rows[i][0], f, brushes.black, r1, sf1);     g.drawstring(rows[i][1].tostring("0.00"), f, brushes.black, r2, sf2); } 

the idea use rectangle area specify actual position of text want printed. while stringformat helps in alignment.