Java String Pad Left leftPad(String s, int length)

Description

Returns a copy of s padded with leading spaces so that it's length is length.

License

Apache License

Declaration

public static String leftPad(String s, int length) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/**/*from  ww w.j  a  va  2  s. c o m*/
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 * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a copy of <code>s</code> padded with leading spaces so that it's
     * length is <code>length</code>. Strings already <code>length</code>
     * characters long or longer are not altered.
     */
    public static String leftPad(String s, int length) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
        for (int i = length - s.length(); i > 0; i--)
            sb.append(" ");
        sb.append(s);
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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