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

Description

Left pad a string s to Width.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	The string to pad
width	The desired width

Return

The padded string to width

Declaration

public static String leftPad(String s, int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from ww  w.  j ava  2  s .  co m*/
 * Copyright 2011, United States Geological Survey or
 * third-party contributors as indicated by the @author tags.
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/  >.
 *
 */

public class Main {
    /** Left pad a string s to Width.  
     *@param s The string to pad
     *@param width The desired width
     *@return The padded string to width
    */
    public static String leftPad(String s, int width) {
        String tmp = "";
        int npad = width - s.length();
        if (npad < 0)
            tmp = s.substring(0, width);
        else if (npad == 0)
            tmp = s;
        else {
            for (int i = 0; i < npad; i++)
                tmp += " ";
            tmp += s;
        }
        return tmp;
    }
}

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