Android String Pad from Left padding(int width)

Description

Returns space padding

Parameter

Parameter	Description
width	amount of padding desired

Return

string of spaces * width

Declaration

public static String padding(int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    private static final String[] padding = { "", " ", "  ", "   ", "    ",
            "     ", "      ", "       ", "        ", "         ",
            "          " };

    /**/*from  www .  j a  v a2  s. co  m*/
     * Returns space padding
     * 
     * @param width
     *            amount of padding desired
     * @return string of spaces * width
     */
    public static String padding(int width) {
        if (width < 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("width must be > 0");

        if (width < padding.length)
            return padding[width];

        char[] out = new char[width];
        for (int i = 0; i < width; i++)
            out[i] = ' ';
        return String.valueOf(out);
    }
}

Related

1. lpad(String str, int length)
2. padLeft(String input, int size)
3. prefixPad(String toPad, String padLetter, int targetLength)