Java String Pad Left leftPad(String inStr, int length, char paddingChar)

Description

Left padding the string with the specified padding character upto the specified length.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
inStr	Input string
length	Padding length
paddingChar	Padding character

Return

Padding string

Declaration

public static String leftPad(String inStr, int length, char paddingChar) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  w  w  w .j a v a 2  s  .com*/
     * Left padding the string with the specified padding character upto the specified length.
     * @param inStr Input string
     * @param length Padding length
     * @param paddingChar Padding character
     * @return Padding string
     */
    public static String leftPad(String inStr, int length, char paddingChar) {
        if (inStr.length() == length)
            return inStr;

        StringBuffer outStr = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = inStr.length(); i < length; i++) {
            outStr.append(paddingChar);
        }
        outStr.append(inStr);

        return outStr.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Converts object to a string.<br>
     * If object is null then return null
     * 
     * @param obj
     * @return
     */
    public static String toString(Object obj) {
        if (null == obj) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return obj.toString();
        }
    }
}

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