padLeft

Pads the left side of a string to a target length.

padLeft

Signature

function padLeft(str: string, length: number, char?: string): string

Parameters

• str - The string to pad
• length - The target length
• char - The character to pad with (default: space)

Returns

Padded string.

Examples

import { padLeft } from 'strio'

padLeft('5', 3, '0')
// "005"

padLeft('hello', 10)
// "     hello"

Related Functions

• padRight - Pad right side
• padCenter - Pad both sides

See Also

• String Formatting Guide