c++ program I want a way to define a function that will prevent me from rewriting "/t/t/t/t/t/t"?

Question

i'm try to format the writing on the page
i was told to use
#define space (/t/t/t/t/)
then
space(); in the main progran but it does not work
what i'm i doing wrong

Answer 1

If it is a tab that you are after then the escape sequence should be \t !!!!!

Answer 2

#define FOUR_TABS "\t\t\t\t"

printf(FOUR_TABS "hello\n"); // note no comma

or

printf("%shello\n", FOUR_TABS);

or

cout << FOUR_TABS << "hello\n";