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1 2 {{alias}}( str, len[, pad] ) 3 Left pads a `string` such that the padded `string` has a length of at least 4 `len`. 5 6 An output string is not guaranteed to have a length of exactly `len`, but to 7 have a length of at least `len`. To generate a padded string having a length 8 equal to `len`, post-process a padded string by trimming off excess 9 characters. 10 11 Parameters 12 ---------- 13 str: string 14 Input string. 15 16 len: integer 17 Minimum string length. 18 19 pad: string (optional) 20 String used to pad. Default: ' '. 21 22 Returns 23 ------- 24 out: string 25 Padded string. 26 27 Examples 28 -------- 29 > var out = {{alias}}( 'a', 5 ) 30 ' a' 31 > out = {{alias}}( 'beep', 10, 'b' ) 32 'bbbbbbbeep' 33 > out = {{alias}}( 'boop', 12, 'beep' ) 34 'beepbeepboop' 35 36 See Also 37 -------- 38