Java String Pad Left leftPad(String _str, int _size, char _padChar)

Description

left Pad

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String leftPad(String _str, int _size, char _padChar) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;

public class Main {

    public static String leftPad(String _str, int _size, char _padChar) {
        if (_str == null) {
            return null;
        }/*from www.j a  v  a2s  . c om*/
        int pads = _size - _str.length();
        if (pads <= 0) {
            return _str; // returns original String when possible
        }
        return padding(pads, _padChar).concat(_str);
    }

    private static String padding(int _repeat, char _padChar) {
        String value = "";
        String padStr = String.valueOf(_padChar);
        if (_repeat > 0) {
            for (int i = 0; i < _repeat; i++) {
                value = value.concat(padStr);
            }
        }
        return value;
    }
}

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