Equally outlining listbox values in C# with the PadLeft function

Question

I am wrestling with my listbox and values in the listbox for some time now and I stumbled across another problem.

I am fetching data from my Access database (both the f

Answer 1

To fix your immediate issue, just use a fixed-width font in the ListBox:

listBox1.Font = new Font(FontFamily.GenericMonospace, listBox1.Font.Size);

Now your padding logic will work as you expect:

Consider Hans's point though; check into controls that already display multiple columns of data, like the ListView or a DataGridView.