padString

Description

Generates a padded text. A padded text has additional characters added to either its beginning, end, or both sides to achieve a desired length or formatting.

Input / Parameter

Name	Description	Input Type	Default	Options	Required
string	The value to be padded.	String/Text	-	-	Yes
len	The length of the new padded text.	Number	0	-	Yes
type	The location of the 'string' within the new padded text.	String/Text	right	right, left, center	Yes
char	The value to use as padding.	String/Text	' '	-	No

Output

Description	Output Type
Returns the padded value.	String/Text

Callback

N/A

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Example

The user wants to add padding to a string with maximum length of 10, with the original string at the center.

Step

1. Call the function console. Call the function padString inside the value parameter of the console function. string: AB len: 10 type: center char: 1

   

   

Result

There are 4 characters '1' added on both the left & right side of "AB", making the total length of the string 10.

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