[C++] Recursive call (buggy on redirect = extra space)[C++] Recursive call (buggy on redirect = extra space)
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Right-Align
Week 22, 2026
#include "allheaders.hpp"
#include "main.hpp"
using namespace std;
//------------------------------------------------[VARIABLES AND FUNCTION DECLS]
string challengeStr3;
int lineWidth, startingChars, charStep;
string space = " ";
size_t position = 0;
bool firstPass = true;
void RightAlign(string& str, int lineWidth, int startingChars, int charStep, int position, int size, int charCount);
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
try {
cout << "\nChallenge pass1\n";
challengeStr3 = "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Every part of this Earth is sacred, and we must care for it as we would care for our own lives - Chief Seattle";
int size3 = challengeStr3.length();
firstPass = true;
lineWidth = 20;
startingChars = 1;
charStep = 1;
RightAlign(challengeStr3, lineWidth, startingChars, charStep, 0, size3, 0);
cout << "\nChallenge pass2\n";
challengeStr3 = "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Every part of this Earth is sacred, and we must care for it as we would care for our own lives - Chief Seattle";
firstPass = true;
lineWidth = 10;
startingChars = 1;
charStep = 0;
RightAlign(challengeStr3, lineWidth, startingChars, charStep, 0, size3, 0);
cout << "\nChallenge pass3\n";
challengeStr3 = "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Every part of this Earth is sacred, and we must care for it as we would care for our own lives - Chief Seattle";
firstPass = true;
lineWidth = 50;
startingChars = 50;
charStep = -6;
RightAlign(challengeStr3, lineWidth, startingChars, charStep, 0, size3, 0);
} // end of try
catch (const runtime_error& exception)
{
std::cout << "Msg: " << exception.what() << "\n";
}
return 0;
}
void RightAlign(string& str, int lineWidth, int startingChars, int charStep, int position, int size, int charCount)
{
if(firstPass)
{
int A = (lineWidth) - startingChars;
for(int a = 0; a <= A; a++)
{
cout << space;
position = A + startingChars;
firstPass = false;
}
cout << "\b";
cout << str.substr(0, startingChars) << "\n";
charCount = startingChars;
str.erase(0, charCount);
RightAlign(str, lineWidth,startingChars, charStep, position, str.length(), charCount);
}
else
{
int A = (lineWidth) - (charStep + charCount);
for(int a = 0; a <= A; a++)
{
cout << space;
firstPass = false;
}
cout << "\b";
cout << str.substr(0, charCount + charStep) << "\n";
position = A ;
charCount = lineWidth - position;
str.erase(0, charCount);
if(str.length() < 1)
{
return;
}
if(charCount < 0)
{
return;
}
RightAlign(str, lineWidth, startingChars, charStep, position, str.length(), charCount);
}
return ;
}
