Java String Left Justify leftJustify(String value, int width)

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Description

leftJustify left-justifies a String value, space padding to width characters if the string is less than width.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter Description
value The value to left-justify
width The width to left-justify to

Return

The left-justified value

Declaration

public static String leftJustify(String value, int width) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * leftJustify left-justifies a String value, space padding to width
     * characters if the string is less than width.
     *
     * @param value The value to left-justify
     * @param width The width to left-justify to
     * @return The left-justified value
     */
    public static String leftJustify(String value, int width) {
        StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer(width);
        sb.append(value);
        for (int i = sb.length(); i < width; i++)
            sb.append(' ');
        if (sb.length() > width)
            sb.setLength(width);
        return sb.toString();
    }
}

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