Java String Pad Right rightPad(String input, int length, char pad)

Description

Right pad a string with the specified character, if the string length is less then the specified length.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
input	a parameter
length	a parameter
pad	a parameter

Return

right-padded string

Declaration

public static String rightPad(String input, int length, char pad) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Right pad a string with the specified character, if the string length is
     * less then the specified length.
     *
     * @param input
     * @param length
     * @param pad
     * @return right-padded string
     */
    public static String rightPad(String input, int length, char pad) {
        if (input.length() < length) {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.append(input);
            for (int i = 0, len = length - input.length(); i < len; i++) {
                sb.append(pad);
            }
            return sb.toString();
        }
        return input;
    }
}

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