String Padding

Module

padString

Description

padString( String targetString, Integer maxLength [, String paddingString [, String paddingType ]] )

This function returns a padded targetString using the paddingString with a specified length of maxLength, on either the left, right, or both sides. No action is taken if the length of targetString exceeds maxLength.

Parameters

targetString

The input string to operate on.

maxLength

A maximum length, not to exceed this value.

paddingString

Optional string of one or more characters to use as padding. This value is truncated if it causes the return value's length to exceed maxLength. Defaults to a single space character if not specified.

paddingType

Optional type of left or both, specifing how to add the padding. Default value of right is invalid, because it is automatically implied.

Return value

Returns the padded string.

Example

var padString = require('./padString.js');

padString('test', 10, '0', 'left'); // 000000test
padString('test', 10, '0', 'both'); // 000test000
padString('test', 10, '0');         // test000000

String prototypes

padStart

Description

String.prototype.padStart( Integer maxLength [, String paddingString ] )

Attaches to String.prototype and wraps padString, using left as the paddingType.

Example

'test'.padStart(10, '0'); // 000000test

padBoth

Description

String.prototype.padBoth( Integer maxLength [, String paddingString ] )

Attaches to String.prototype and wraps padString, using both as the paddingType.

Example

'test'.padBoth(10, '0'); // 000test000

padEnd

Description

String.prototype.padEnd( Integer maxLength [, String paddingString ] )

Attaches to String.prototype and wraps padString, with the default paddingType.

Example

'test'.padEnd(10, '0'); // test000000

Additional Information

• padEnd
• padStart