string test1 = "some value";
string test2 = "shorter";
string test3 = "longervalue";
Console.WriteLine(paddedString(padding, test1) + "somethingelse");
Console.WriteLine(paddedString(padding, test2) + "somethingelse");
Console.WriteLine(paddedString(padding, test3) + "somethingelse");
private string paddedString(int maxLength, string text)
return text += new string(' ',maxLength - text.Length);