Java String Pad Left lpad(String s, int len, char ch)

Description

Pads a string to the desired length.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
s	the string.
len	the desired length.
ch	the character used for padding

Return

the padded string.

Declaration

public static String lpad(String s, int len, char ch) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**/*from  www . j a v a 2  s .  co  m*/
     * Pads a string to the desired length.
     * @param s the string.
     * @param len the desired length.
     * @param ch the character used for padding
     * @return the padded string.
     */
    public static String lpad(String s, int len, char ch) {
        if (s == null || s.length() >= len)
            return s;

        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(len);
        for (len -= s.length(); len > 0; len--)
            buf.append(ch);

        buf.append(s);
        return buf.toString();
    }
}

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