Simple question regarding feld width in matlab

If saw a question in the internet which asks to write a segment code that prompt the user for a charcter and will print it twice; once left-justified in a field width of 5, and again right-justified in a field width of 3:

Here is my working:

ask=input('Enter a charcter: ','s');
fprintf('First time:    %c\n',ask);
fprintf('First time:%c  \n',ask);

[Stephen23]

@ Sultan Al-Hammadi: your code does not make any attempt to change the fieldwidth or at justification. How to justify and change the fieldwidth is explained in the fprintf help.

What is your question for us?

[Sultan Al-Hammadi]

ask=input('Enter a charcter: ','s');
fprintf('First time:%5c\n',ask);
fprintf('Second time:%0.3c\n',ask);

I think that the first one is correct but the second fprintf is not.

[Walter Roberson]

Neither one are correct. Your first one does not left justify and the right one does not print the character.

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

Use %-5c and %3c format items