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Function std.string.leftJustify
Left justify s in a field width characters wide. fillChar
is the character that will be used to fill up the space in the field that
s doesn't fill.
S leftJustify(S)
(
S s,
size_t width,
dchar fillChar = ' '
)
if (isSomeString!S);
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| s | string |
| width | minimum field width |
| fillChar | used to pad end up to width characters |
Returns
GC allocated string
See Also
leftJustifier, which does not allocate
Example
writeln(leftJustify("hello", 7, 'X')); // "helloXX"
writeln(leftJustify("hello", 2, 'X')); // "hello"
writeln(leftJustify("hello", 9, 'X')); // "helloXXXX"
Authors
Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis, and David L. 'SpottedTiger' Davis
License
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