String formatting not displaying correctly

Question

I am reading incoming text streams in my C# app, when I look at each string in the debugger and copy and paste its contents into Notepad++ I see that there is clear formatting like so:

SEMI MILK                    1      1.19
PERSIL WUL                   1      1.00
BUR JAM DODG                 1      1.25

But when I add each string to a List and display on screen like so I see that the formatting is off:

How can I get the text to diaplay exactly the same as it displays in Notepad++

The display is made up as follows:

1. DataGrid _dataGrid;
2. _dataGrid.ItemsSource = TextContent;
3. TextContent = new ObservableCollection<Textline>();
4. TextContent is simply a class with a string Property to store any text for display.

Answer 1

You will probably have to change the font of your DataGrid, try a monospaced font like Courier, Courier New, Lucida Console, Monaco or Consolas. You can also go to your Notepad++ and find the font it is using if you want the same look and feel.

Answer 2

You can print to concolse using a string format and alignment like this

 Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0,10}  {1,20} {2, 30}"),
          str1, str2, str3));

where str1,str and str3 are the fields you want to print