Spectre tables in C#

Real tables and color in a terminal, from plain C#.

using Spectre.Console;

var table = new Table().Border(TableBorder.Rounded);
table.AddColumn("language");
table.AddColumn(new TableColumn("tpm").RightAligned());

table.AddRow("csharp", "95");
table.AddRow("rust", "[bold]88[/]");
table.AddRow("python", "102");

AnsiConsole.Write(table);
AnsiConsole.MarkupLine("[green]3 rows rendered[/]");

How it works

1. Table builds columns and rows fluently; borders are a style.
2. Markup like [bold] colors inline without escape codes.
3. AnsiConsole.Write renders it all where plain WriteLine cannot.

Keywords and builtins used here

• new
• using
• var

The run, in numbers

Lines

12

Characters to type

340

Tokens

81

Three-star pace

90 tpm

At the three-star pace of 90 tokens a minute, this run takes about 54 seconds.

Type this snippet

Step 1 of 2 in Console & text, step 13 of 16 in The open ecosystem.

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