_.pad([string=''], [length=0], [chars=' '])

sourcenpm package

Pads string on the left and right sides if it's shorter than length. Padding characters are truncated if they can't be evenly divided by length.

Since

3.0.0

Arguments

• [string=''] (string): The string to pad.
• [length=0] (number): The padding length.
• [chars=' '] (string): The string used as padding.

Returns

(string): Returns the padded string.

Example

_.pad('abc', 8);
// => '  abc   '
 
_.pad('abc', 8, '_-');
// => '_-abc_-_'
 
_.pad('abc', 3);
// => 'abc'