Java String Pad Left leftPad(String str, int maxLength, char placeholder)

Description

left Pad

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String leftPad(String str, int maxLength, char placeholder) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    public static String leftPad(String str, int maxLength, char placeholder) {

        if (str == null) {
            throw new NullPointerException("str should not be null");
        }//  w w  w.j  a  v  a 2 s.c o  m

        if (maxLength < str.length()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("str length should not be greater than: " + maxLength);
        }

        String temp = str;

        while (temp.length() < maxLength) {
            temp = placeholder + temp;
        }

        return temp;
    }
}

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