strLeftPad

Pads extra space to the left of a string to make it a specified length.

Note:

Use the Special String Operators for string concatenation, string inclusion, and simple comparison.

Type and Usage

Parameters

Takes two parameters:

  • The first parameter is the string.

  • The second parameter is the length.

Output

Returns a string, left-filled with spaces if necessary.

Example

Pads extra space on the left to make it a string five characters long, using the form <space><space>inf:

<$strLeftPad("inf", 5)$>

Returns the string information:

<$strLeftPad("information", 5)$>