Java String Pad Left lpad(int i, int length, char c)

Description

Left pad an integer to a given length with the given character

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
i	The integer to pad
length	The length to pad it to
c	The character to do the padding with

Return

A padded version of the integer

Declaration

public static String lpad(int i, int length, char c) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/* www .  ja va  2s.  c om*/
 * Universal Password Manager
 * Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Adrian Smith
 *
 * This file is part of Universal Password Manager.
 *   
 * Universal Password Manager 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 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * Universal Password Manager 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 Universal Password Manager; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Left pad an integer to a given length with the given
     * character 
     * @param i The integer to pad
     * @param length The length to pad it to
     * @param c The character to do the padding with
     * @return A padded version of the integer
     */
    public static String lpad(int i, int length, char c) {
        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(String.valueOf(i));
        while (buf.length() < length) {
            buf.insert(0, c);
        }
        return buf.toString();
    }
}

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7. lpad(int maxDigits, long val)
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