padStart

Full name: taxi.stdlib.padStart

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Signature

declare extension function padStart(input: String, length: Int, padWith: String):String

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Description

Pads the string to the specified total length by prepending padWith characters at the start.

padWith should be a single character — if multiple characters are passed, only the first is used.

find { order: Order } as {
   paddedId: String = order.id.padStart(8, '0')
}

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Examples

Zero-pads a short string to the target length from the left.