Java String Align Left alignLeft(String val, char pad, int width)

Description

align Left

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String alignLeft(String val, char pad, int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/* ************************************************************************
#
#  DivConq//w ww. j a  v a2  s .  c o  m
#
#  http://divconq.com/
#
#  Copyright:
#    Copyright 2014 eTimeline, LLC. All rights reserved.
#
#  License:
#    See the license.txt file in the project's top-level directory for details.
#
#  Authors:
#    * Andy White
#
************************************************************************ */

public class Main {
    public static String alignLeft(String val, char pad, int width) {
        if (val == null)
            val = "";

        if (val.length() > width) {
            val = "*" + val.substring(0, width - 1);
            return val;
        }

        while (val.length() < width)
            val = val + pad;

        return val;
    }

    /**
     * Gets a CharSequence length or {@code 0} if the CharSequence is
     * {@code null}.
     *
     * @param cs
     *            a CharSequence or {@code null}
     * @return CharSequence length or {@code 0} if the CharSequence is
     *         {@code null}.
     * @since 2.4
     * @since 3.0 Changed signature from length(String) to length(CharSequence)
     */
    public static int length(final CharSequence cs) {
        return cs == null ? 0 : cs.length();
    }
}

Related

1. alignLeft(CharSequence cs, int width, char c)
2. alignLeft(String sLine, int iSize)
3. alignLeft(String str, int length)
4. alignLeft(String str, int size)
5. alignLeft(String substring, int totalWidth, char fill)