[FIXED] How to format fraction output in terminal with printf

Issue

This may be really dumb but I have been unable to print a fraction to my terminal. How do I make my fraction look like this and not(2/3).

I've tried the code below but I don't know how I'll print multiple fractions on the same line.

printf("2\n");
printf("-\n");
printf("3\n");

Solution

Ugly, but if the example of one fraction on 3 lines, as you have shown in your post is okay, then this illustrates multiple fractions on the same 3 lines. Note the use of width specifier in format strings:

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    const char array[3][5] = {{'1','2','3','4','5' },
                              {'-','-','-','-','-'},
                              {'2','3','4','5','6' }};
    for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
    {
        for(int j=0;j<5;j++)
        {
            printf("%6c", array[i][j]);
            //       | width specifier, change value as needed for formatting.
        }
        printf("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}

Output:

For a prettier output, you could always use unicode characters, but then you would need to use wchar, and still be limited to seeing Vulgar fraction form: 1/2.

Answered By - ryyker

Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (PHPFixing Volunteer)