Add option to change output stream/file.

README.md

@@ -463,20 +463,17 @@ Default value: `false`
 Option: `padding`\
 Default value: `1`
 
-#### Alignment
+#### Format and Alignment
 
 Option: `alignment`\
 Values:
 
-* `nullptr`
+* (default)
-* `left` (default)
+* `std::ios_base::left`
-* `right`
+* `std::ios_base::right`
-* `internal` (integer and floating-point types only)
+* `std::ios_base::internal` (integer and floating-point types only)
 
-#### bool to alpha
+See [`ios_base::fmtflags`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/io/ios_base/fmtflags) for full available options. Use `std::ios_base::boolalpha` for bool to alpha.
-
-Option: `boolalpha`\
-Default value: `false`
 
 #### Title
 
@@ -507,6 +504,17 @@ Values:
 7. `style_heavy_dashed`: Heavy Dashed
 	![](images/heavy%20dashed%20table.png)
 
+#### Output stream
+
+Option: `ostr`\
+Values:
+
+* `std::cout` (default)
+* `std::cerr`
+* `std::clog`
+
+Any other subclass of `ostream`, including `iostream`, `ofstream` and `ostringstream`
+
 #### Check size
 
 Option: `check`\
@@ -949,6 +957,17 @@ This option is only used when plotting a single array and when graphing a single
 
 ![](images/graph%20colors.png)
 
+#### Output stream
+
+Option: `ostr`\
+Values:
+
+* `std::cout` (default)
+* `std::cerr`
+* `std::clog`
+
+Any other subclass of `ostream`, including `iostream`, `ofstream` and `ostringstream`
+
 #### Check size
 
 Option: `check`\
@@ -967,7 +986,6 @@ Pull requests welcome! Ideas for contributions:
 Both:
 * Add more options
 	* Add options to word wrap and truncate long text in table cells
-	* Add option to center text in table cells
 * Add more examples
 * Improve the performance
 * Handle newlines and tabs in the tables
@@ -979,5 +997,6 @@ Both:
 * Port to other languages (C, Java, Rust, etc.)
 
 C++:
+* Add option to center text in table cells
 * Update the CI to test with more compilers
 * Support tables with the `wchar_t`, `char16_t` and `char32_t` C data types and the `wstring`, `u16string` and `u32string` C++ data types.

graphs.hpp

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ namespace graphs
 		const char *title = nullptr;
 		style_type style = style_light;
 		color_type color = color_red;
+		ostream &ostr = cout;
 		bool check = true;
 	};
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ namespace graphs
 			if (iscntrl(c))
 			{
 				cerr << "\nError: Control character in string.\n";
-				cout << "Control character: " << (int)c << '\n';
+				cerr << "Control character: " << (int)c << '\n';
 			}
 
 		size_t length = mbstowcs(nullptr, str.c_str(), 0);
@@ -493,18 +494,20 @@ namespace graphs
 		setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
 		if (title and title[0] != '\0')
-			cout << wrap(title, awidth) << '\n';
+			aoptions.ostr << wrap(title, awidth) << '\n';
 
 		const char *const *astyle = styles[aoptions.style];
 
+		ostringstream strm;
+
 		if (border)
 		{
-			cout << astyle[2];
+			strm << astyle[2];
 
 			for (size_t k = 0; k < awidth; ++k)
-				cout << astyle[0];
+				strm << astyle[0];
 
-			cout << astyle[4] << '\n';
+			strm << astyle[4] << '\n';
 		}
 
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < height; i += ai)
@@ -539,7 +542,7 @@ namespace graphs
 			}
 
 			if (border)
-				cout << astyle[1];
+				strm << astyle[1];
 
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < width; j += aj)
 			{
@@ -552,19 +555,19 @@ namespace graphs
 				{
 					if (axaxis and ayaxis)
 					{
-						cout << astyle[6];
+						strm << astyle[6];
 						output = true;
 					}
 					else if (axaxis)
 					{
 						if (!i)
 						{
-							cout << astyle[4];
+							strm << astyle[4];
 							output = true;
 						}
 						else if (i >= (height - ai))
 						{
-							cout << astyle[10];
+							strm << astyle[10];
 							output = true;
 						}
 						else if (axistick)
@@ -575,14 +578,14 @@ namespace graphs
 							{
 								if (i <= k and (i + ai) > k)
 								{
-									cout << astyle[xaxis >= aj ? 7 : 5];
+									strm << astyle[xaxis >= aj ? 7 : 5];
 									output = true;
 								}
 							}
 						}
 						if (!output)
 						{
-							cout << astyle[1];
+							strm << astyle[1];
 							output = true;
 						}
 					}
@@ -590,12 +593,12 @@ namespace graphs
 					{
 						if (!j)
 						{
-							cout << astyle[2];
+							strm << astyle[2];
 							output = true;
 						}
 						else if (j >= (width - aj))
 						{
-							cout << astyle[4];
+							strm << astyle[4];
 							output = true;
 						}
 						else if (axistick)
@@ -606,25 +609,25 @@ namespace graphs
 							{
 								if (j <= k and (j + aj) > k)
 								{
-									cout << astyle[yaxis <= (height - ai) ? 3 : 9];
+									strm << astyle[yaxis <= (height - ai) ? 3 : 9];
 									output = true;
 								}
 							}
 						}
 						if (!output)
 						{
-							cout << astyle[0];
+							strm << astyle[0];
 							output = true;
 						}
 					}
 					else if (yaxislabel and xaxislabel and axistick and axisunitslabel and ymin <= 0 and ymax >= 0 and xmin <= 0 and xmax >= 0)
 					{
-						cout << '0';
+						strm << '0';
 						output = true;
 					}
 					else if ((xaxis <= (width - aj) ? j >= (width - aj) : !j) and yaxislabel and axislabel)
 					{
-						cout << 'x';
+						strm << 'x';
 						output = true;
 					}
 					else if (yaxislabel and axistick and axisunitslabel)
@@ -651,12 +654,12 @@ namespace graphs
 						{
 							output = false;
 
-							ostringstream strm;
+							ostringstream astrm;
-							size_t length = outputlabel(label, aoptions.xunits, strm);
+							size_t length = outputlabel(label, aoptions.xunits, astrm);
 							length *= aj;
 							if ((j >= xaxis or (j + length) < (ymin <= 0 and ymax >= 0 and xmin <= 0 and xmax >= 0 ? xaxis - ai : xaxis)) and (j + length) < (width - aj) and (xaxis <= (width - aj) or j > aj))
 							{
-								cout << strm.str();
+								strm << astrm.str();
 
 								if (length > aj)
 									j += length - aj;
@@ -670,12 +673,12 @@ namespace graphs
 					}
 					else if ((yaxis >= ai ? !i : i >= (height - ai)) and xaxislabel and axislabel)
 					{
-						cout << 'y';
+						strm << 'y';
 						output = true;
 					}
 					else if (ylabellength and (xaxis < aj ? xaxislabel : j < (xaxis - ylabellength) and (j + aj) >= (xaxis - ylabellength)) and (yaxis >= ai or i < (height - ai)) and axistick and axisunitslabel)
 					{
-						cout << ylabelstrm.str();
+						strm << ylabelstrm.str();
 						output = true;
 						if (ylabellength > aj)
 							j += ylabellength - aj;
@@ -718,34 +721,35 @@ namespace graphs
 						--color;
 
 					if (color)
-						cout << colors[color];
+						strm << colors[color];
 
-					cout << (type == type_histogram ? bars[dot] : type == type_block ? blocks[dot]
+					strm << (type == type_histogram ? bars[dot] : type == type_block ? blocks[dot]
 																					 : dots[dot]);
 
 					if (color)
-						cout << colors[0];
+						strm << colors[0];
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (border)
-				cout << astyle[1];
+				strm << astyle[1];
 
 			if (i < (height - ai) or border)
-				cout << '\n';
+				strm << '\n';
 		}
 
 		if (border)
 		{
-			cout << astyle[8];
+			strm << astyle[8];
 
 			for (size_t k = 0; k < awidth; ++k)
-				cout << astyle[0];
+				strm << astyle[0];
 
-			cout << astyle[10];
+			strm << astyle[10];
 		}
 
-		cout << '\n';
+		strm << '\n';
+		aoptions.ostr << strm.str();
 
 		return 0;
 	}

python/README.md

@@ -198,14 +198,18 @@ Default value: `False`
 Option: `padding`\
 Default value: `1`
 
-#### Alignment
+#### Format and Alignment
 
 Option: `alignment`\
 Values:
 
-* `None` (default)
+* `""` (default)
-* `False` (left)
+* `"<"` (left)
-* `True` (right)
+* `">"` (right)
+* `"="` (internal, numeric types only)
+* `"^"` (center)
+
+See the [Python documentation](https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html#formatspec) for the full available options.
 
 #### Title
 
@@ -236,6 +240,16 @@ Values:
 7. `style_types.heavy_dashed`: Heavy Dashed
 	![](../images/heavy%20dashed%20table.png)
 
+#### Output file
+
+Option: `file`\
+Values:
+
+* `sys.stdout` (default)
+* `sys.stderr`
+
+Any other text [file object](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-file-object).
+
 #### Check size
 
 Option: `check`\
@@ -542,6 +556,16 @@ This option is only used when plotting a single array and when graphing a single
 
 ![](../images/graph%20colors.png)
 
+#### Output file
+
+Option: `file`\
+Values:
+
+* `sys.stdout` (default)
+* `sys.stderr`
+
+Any other text [file object](https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-file-object).
+
 #### Check size
 
 Option: `check`\

python/graphs.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import textwrap
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from enum import Enum, IntEnum, auto
 from fractions import Fraction
-from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
+from typing import Callable, List, Optional, Sequence, TextIO, Tuple
 
 if sys.platform != "win32":
 	import ctypes
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def outputlabel(label: float, units: units_types) -> Tuple[int, str]:
 	return length, strm
 
 
-def graph(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, array: List[List[int]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, style: style_types = style_types.light, title: Optional[str] = None, check: bool = True) -> int:
+def graph(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, array: List[List[int]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, style: style_types = style_types.light, title: Optional[str] = None, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Output graph."""
 	if not array:
 		return 1
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def graph(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax:
 	ydivisor = 2 * ai * ((((4 * height) // ai) // 160) + 2)
 
 	if title:
-		print(textwrap.fill(title, width=awidth))
+		print(textwrap.fill(title, width=awidth), file=file)
 
 	astyle = styles[style]
 
@@ -521,12 +521,12 @@ def graph(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax:
 	if border:
 		strm += astyle[8] + (astyle[0] * awidth) + astyle[10]
 
-	print(strm)
+	print(strm, file=file)
 
 	return 0
 
 
-def histogram(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, aarray: Sequence[float], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, check: bool = True) -> int:
+def histogram(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, aarray: Sequence[float], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert one or more arrays to graph and output."""
 	if not aarray:
 		return 1
@@ -594,10 +594,10 @@ def histogram(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ym
 			aaarray[x][y] = acolor
 			y += 1
 
-	return graph(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, aaarray, border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, type_types.histogram, style, title)
+	return graph(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, aaarray, border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, type_types.histogram, style, title, file)
 
 
-def plots(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, aarrays: Sequence[Sequence[Sequence[float]]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, mark: mark_types = mark_types.dot, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, check: bool = True) -> int:
+def plots(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, aarrays: Sequence[Sequence[Sequence[float]]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, mark: mark_types = mark_types.dot, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert one or more arrays to graph and output."""
 	if not aarrays:
 		return 1
@@ -673,15 +673,15 @@ def plots(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax:
 						else:
 							aaarray[x][y] = acolor
 
-	return graph(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, aaarray, border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, style, title)
+	return graph(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, aaarray, border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, style, title, file)
 
 
-def plot(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, aarray: Sequence[Sequence[float]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, mark: mark_types = mark_types.dot, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
+def plot(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, aarray: Sequence[Sequence[float]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, mark: mark_types = mark_types.dot, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert single array to graph and output."""
-	return plots(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, [aarray], border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, mark, style, color, title)
+	return plots(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, (aarray,), border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, mark, style, color, title, file, check)
 
 
-def functions(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, afunctions: Sequence[Callable[[float], float]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, check: bool = True) -> int:
+def functions(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, afunctions: Sequence[Callable[[float], float]], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert one or more functions to graph and output."""
 	if not afunctions:
 		return 1
@@ -747,9 +747,9 @@ def functions(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ym
 				else:
 					array[ax][ay] = acolor
 
-	return graph(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, array, border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, style, title)
+	return graph(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, array, border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, style, title, file)
 
 
-def function(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, afunction: Callable[[float], float], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
+def function(height: int, width: int, xmin: float, xmax: float, ymin: float, ymax: float, afunction: Callable[[float], float], border: bool = False, axis: bool = True, axislabel: bool = True, axistick: bool = True, axisunitslabel: bool = True, xunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, yunits: units_types = units_types.fracts, atype: type_types = type_types.braille, style: style_types = style_types.light, color: color_types = color_types.red, title: Optional[str] = None, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert single function to function array and output."""
-	return functions(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, [afunction], border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, style, color, title)
+	return functions(height, width, xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, (afunction,), border, axis, axislabel, axistick, axisunitslabel, xunits, yunits, atype, style, color, title, file, check)

python/tables.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 import textwrap
 from enum import IntEnum, auto
-from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Sequence
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional, Sequence, TextIO
 
 if sys.platform != "win32":
 	import ctypes
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def strcol(astr: str) -> int:
 
 
 def table(array: List[List[str]], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False,
-		  padding: int = 1, alignment: Optional[bool] = None, title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light, check: bool = True) -> int:
+		  padding: int = 1, alignment: str = "", title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Output char array as table."""
 	if not array:
 		return 1
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def table(array: List[List[str]], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool =
 		return 1
 
 	if title:
-		print(textwrap.fill(title, width=width))
+		print(textwrap.fill(title, width=width), file=file)
 
 	astyle = styles[style]
 
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ def table(array: List[List[str]], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool =
 			awidth = columnwidth[j] - (strcol(array[i][j]) - len(array[i][j]))
 
 			if (not i and headerrow) or (not j and headercolumn):
-				strm += (" " * padding) + "\033[1m" + array[i][j].center(awidth) + "\033[22m" + (" " * padding)
+				strm += (" " * padding) + "\033[1m" + f"{array[i][j]:^{awidth}}" + "\033[22m" + (" " * padding)
 			else:
-				strm += (" " * padding) + (f"{array[i][j]:{awidth}}" if alignment is None else array[i][j].rjust(awidth) if alignment else array[i][j].ljust(awidth)) + (" " * padding)
+				strm += (" " * padding) + f"{array[i][j]:{alignment}{awidth}}" + (" " * padding)
 
 		if tableborder:
 			strm += astyle[1]
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ def table(array: List[List[str]], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool =
 
 		strm += astyle[10]
 
-	print(strm)
+	print(strm, file=file)
 
 	return 0
 
 
-def array(aarray: Sequence[Sequence[Any]], aheaderrow: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, aheadercolumn: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False, padding: int = 1, alignment: Optional[bool] = None, title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light) -> int:
+def array(aarray: Sequence[Sequence[Any]], aheaderrow: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, aheadercolumn: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False, padding: int = 1, alignment: str = "", title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert array to char array and output as table."""
 	if not aarray:
 		return 1
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ def array(aarray: Sequence[Sequence[Any]], aheaderrow: Optional[Sequence[str]] =
 		j = 1 if aheadercolumn else 0
 		aaarray[i][j:] = map(str, aarray[ii][:columns - j])
 
-	return table(aaarray, headerrow, headercolumn, tableborder, cellborder, padding, alignment, title, style)
+	return table(aaarray, headerrow, headercolumn, tableborder, cellborder, padding, alignment, title, style, file, check)
 
 
-def functions(xmin: float, xmax: float, xstep: float, afunctions: Sequence[Callable[[float], float]], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False, padding: int = 1, alignment: Optional[bool] = None, title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light) -> int:
+def functions(xmin: float, xmax: float, xstep: float, afunctions: Sequence[Callable[[float], float]], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False, padding: int = 1, alignment: str = "", title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert one or more functions to array and output as table."""
 	if not afunctions:
 		return 1
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ def functions(xmin: float, xmax: float, xstep: float, afunctions: Sequence[Calla
 
 		aarray[i][1:] = [function(temp) for function in afunctions]
 
-	return array(aarray, aheaderrow, None, headerrow, headercolumn, tableborder, cellborder, padding, alignment, title, style)
+	return array(aarray, aheaderrow, None, headerrow, headercolumn, tableborder, cellborder, padding, alignment, title, style, file, check)
 
 
-def function(xmin: float, xmax: float, xstep: float, afunction: Callable[[float], float], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False, padding: int = 1, alignment: Optional[bool] = None, title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light) -> int:
+def function(xmin: float, xmax: float, xstep: float, afunction: Callable[[float], float], headerrow: bool = False, headercolumn: bool = False, tableborder: bool = True, cellborder: bool = False, padding: int = 1, alignment: str = "", title: Optional[str] = None, style: style_types = style_types.light, file: TextIO = sys.stdout, check: bool = True) -> int:
 	"""Convert single function to array and output as table."""
-	return functions(xmin, xmax, xstep, [afunction], headerrow, headercolumn, tableborder, cellborder, padding, alignment, title, style)
+	return functions(xmin, xmax, xstep, (afunction,), headerrow, headercolumn, tableborder, cellborder, padding, alignment, title, style, file, check)

tables.cpp

@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ int main()
 				array[i][j] = rand() % 2;
 
 		tables::options aoptions;
-		aoptions.boolalpha = true;
+		aoptions.alignment |= ios_base::boolalpha;
-		// tables::options aoptions = {.boolalpha = true};
+		// tables::options aoptions = {.alignment |= ios_base::boolalpha};
 
 		for (const tables::style_type style : tables::style_types)
 		{

tables.hpp

@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ namespace tables
 		bool tableborder = true;
 		bool cellborder = false;
 		unsigned padding = 1;
-		ios_base &(*alignment)(ios_base &) = left;
+		ios_base::fmtflags alignment;
-		bool boolalpha = false;
 		const char *title = nullptr;
 		style_type style = style_light;
+		ostream &ostr = cout;
 		bool check = true;
 	};
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace tables
 			if (iscntrl(c))
 			{
 				cerr << "\nError: Control character in string.\n";
-				cout << "Control character: " << (int)c << '\n';
+				cerr << "Control character: " << (int)c << '\n';
 			}
 
 		size_t length = mbstowcs(nullptr, str.c_str(), 0);
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ namespace tables
 		if (width == -1)
 			throw range_error("Error: wcswidth failed. Nonprintable wide character.");
 
-
 		return width;
 	}
 
@@ -194,45 +193,45 @@ namespace tables
 		}
 
 		if (title and title[0] != '\0')
-			cout << wrap(title, width) << '\n';
+			aoptions.ostr << wrap(title, width) << '\n';
-
-		if (aoptions.alignment)
-			cout << aoptions.alignment;
 
 		const char *const *astyle = styles[aoptions.style];
 
+		ostringstream strm;
+		strm << setiosflags(aoptions.alignment);
+
 		if (tableborder)
 		{
-			cout << astyle[2];
+			strm << astyle[2];
 
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < columns; ++j)
 			{
 				for (size_t k = 0; k < (2 * padding) + columnwidth[j]; ++k)
-					cout << astyle[0];
+					strm << astyle[0];
 
 				if (j < (columns - 1))
 				{
 					if (cellborder or headerrow or (!j and headercolumn))
-						cout << astyle[3];
+						strm << astyle[3];
 					else
-						cout << astyle[0];
+						strm << astyle[0];
 				}
 			}
 
-			cout << astyle[4] << '\n';
+			strm << astyle[4] << '\n';
 		}
 
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < rows; ++i)
 		{
 			if (tableborder)
-				cout << astyle[1];
+				strm << astyle[1];
 
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < columns; ++j)
 			{
 				if ((j and cellborder) or (!i and j and headerrow) or (j == 1 and headercolumn))
-					cout << astyle[1];
+					strm << astyle[1];
 				else if (j and (tableborder or (i and headerrow) or headercolumn))
-					cout << ' ';
+					strm << ' ';
 
 				const int difference = columnwidth[j] - strcol(array[i][j]);
 
@@ -240,48 +239,48 @@ namespace tables
 				{
 					const int apadding = (difference / 2);
 
-					cout << string(padding + apadding, ' ') << "\e[1m" << array[i][j] << "\e[22m" << string(padding + (difference - apadding), ' ');
+					strm << string(padding + apadding, ' ') << "\e[1m" << array[i][j] << "\e[22m" << string(padding + (difference - apadding), ' ');
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					cout << string(padding, ' ') << setw(difference + array[i][j].length()) << array[i][j] << string(padding, ' ');
+					strm << string(padding, ' ') << setw(difference + array[i][j].length()) << array[i][j] << string(padding, ' ');
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (tableborder)
-				cout << astyle[1];
+				strm << astyle[1];
 
 			if (i < (rows - 1) or tableborder)
-				cout << '\n';
+				strm << '\n';
 
 			if ((i < (rows - 1) and cellborder) or (!i and headerrow) or (i < (rows - 1) and headercolumn))
 			{
 				if (tableborder)
 				{
 					if (cellborder or (!i and headerrow) or headercolumn)
-						cout << astyle[5];
+						strm << astyle[5];
 				}
 
 				for (size_t j = 0; j < columns; ++j)
 				{
 					if (cellborder or (!i and headerrow) or (!j and headercolumn))
 						for (size_t k = 0; k < (2 * padding) + columnwidth[j]; ++k)
-							cout << astyle[0];
+							strm << astyle[0];
 					else if (headercolumn)
-						cout << string((2 * padding) + columnwidth[j], ' ');
+						strm << string((2 * padding) + columnwidth[j], ' ');
 
 					if (j < (columns - 1))
 					{
 						if (cellborder or ((!i and headerrow) and (!j and headercolumn)))
-							cout << astyle[6];
+							strm << astyle[6];
 						else if (!i and headerrow)
-							cout << astyle[9];
+							strm << astyle[9];
 						else if (headercolumn)
 						{
 							if (!j)
-								cout << astyle[7];
+								strm << astyle[7];
 							else
-								cout << ' ';
+								strm << ' ';
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -289,37 +288,38 @@ namespace tables
 				if (tableborder)
 				{
 					if (cellborder or (!i and headerrow))
-						cout << astyle[7];
+						strm << astyle[7];
 					else if (headercolumn)
-						cout << astyle[1];
+						strm << astyle[1];
 				}
 
-				cout << '\n';
+				strm << '\n';
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (tableborder)
 		{
-			cout << astyle[8];
+			strm << astyle[8];
 
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < columns; ++j)
 			{
 				for (size_t k = 0; k < (2 * padding) + columnwidth[j]; ++k)
-					cout << astyle[0];
+					strm << astyle[0];
 
 				if (j < (columns - 1))
 				{
 					if (cellborder or (!j and headercolumn))
-						cout << astyle[9];
+						strm << astyle[9];
 					else
-						cout << astyle[0];
+						strm << astyle[0];
 				}
 			}
 
-			cout << astyle[10];
+			strm << astyle[10];
 		}
 
-		cout << '\n';
+		strm << '\n';
+		aoptions.ostr << strm.str();
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -379,9 +379,7 @@ namespace tables
 			for (size_t jj = 0; j < columns; ++j)
 			{
 				ostringstream strm;
-
+				strm << setiosflags(aoptions.alignment);
-				if (aoptions.boolalpha)
-					strm << boolalpha;
 
 				strm << aarray[ii][jj];
 				aaarray[i][j] = strm.str();