Pads a string at the start to a specified length.
pad_start(x:string, length:int, [pad_char:string]) -> stringDescription
Section titled “Description”The pad_start function pads the string x at the start with pad_char
(default: space) until it reaches the specified length. If the string is
already longer than or equal to the specified length, it returns the original
string unchanged.
x: string
Section titled “x: string”The string to pad.
length: int
Section titled “length: int”The target length of the resulting string.
pad_char: string
Section titled “pad_char: string”The character to use for padding. Must be a single character. Defaults to a space.
Defaults to " ".
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Pad with spaces
Section titled “Pad with spaces”from {x: "hello".pad_start(10)}{x: " hello"}Pad with custom character
Section titled “Pad with custom character”from {x: "42".pad_start(5, "0")}{x: "00042"}String already long enough
Section titled “String already long enough”from {x: "hello world".pad_start(5)}{x: "hello world"}