Java String Left left(String s, int width)

Description

Left justify a string, padding with spaces.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the string to justify
width	the field width to justify within

Return

the justified string.

Declaration

public static String left(String s, int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2014 IBM Corp.//  ww  w. j a v  a  2s.c  o m
 *
 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 * and Eclipse Distribution License v1.0 which accompany this distribution. 
 *
 * The Eclipse Public License is available at 
 *    http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 * and the Eclipse Distribution License is available at 
 *   http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
 *
 *******************************************************************************/

public class Main {
    /**
     * Left justify a string, padding with spaces.
     *
     * @param s the string to justify
     * @param width the field width to justify within
     *
     * @return the justified string.
     */
    public static String left(String s, int width) {
        return left(s, width, ' ');
    }

    /**
     * Left justify a string.
     *
     * @param s the string to justify
     * @param width the field width to justify within
     * @param fillChar the character to fill with
     *
     * @return the justified string.
     */
    public static String left(String s, int width, char fillChar) {
        if (s.length() >= width) {
            return s;
        }
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(width);
        sb.append(s);
        for (int i = width - s.length(); --i >= 0;) {
            sb.append(fillChar);
        }
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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