Java String Pad Left lpad(String input, String padChar, int finalLength)

Description

lpad

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String lpad(String input, String padChar, int finalLength) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from  ww  w .  j  a v  a2 s  .  c o m
 * Keystone Development Framework
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Rick Knowles
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License
 * Version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
 * 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 Version 2 for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
 * Version 2 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 */

public class Main {
    public static String lpad(String input, String padChar, int finalLength) {
        StringBuffer out = new StringBuffer(input);

        int currentLength = out.length();
        while (currentLength < finalLength) {
            out.insert(0, padChar.subSequence(0, Math.min(padChar.length(), finalLength - currentLength)));
            currentLength = out.length();
        }

        return out.toString();
    }
}

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