pad-left

text →
pad-left(
    length: integer,
    character: text
) → text

Returns a new string that right-aligns the characters in this string by padding them on the left with a specified character, for a specified total length. If the length of the argument value is longer than the parameter value then the argument value is returned unmodified.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
length	integer	Yes	An integer value between 0 and +Infinity, defining the minimal length of the string returned
character	text	Yes	The padding character

Examples

"Hello World" | pad-left(2, "-") → "Hello World"

Kind: Function
Scope: text/padding
Aliases: text-to-pad-left