padStart#

Pads the str from the start to the specified length with the padChar.

Usage Scenarios#

• Text Alignment: In text formatting, align strings to a specific width.
• Data Formatting: In data output, ensure strings have a consistent length.

Example#

import { padStart } from 'funtool';

padStart('hello', 10, '*'); // ✅ '*****hello'

Signature#

function padStart(str: string, length: number, padChar: string = ' '): string

Parameters#

• str ( string ): The input string.
• length ( number ): The target length of the string.
• padChar ( string ): The character to pad with. Defaults to a space.

Returns#

• ( string ): The padded string.