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    AddChar

    Add characters to the left of a string till a certain length.

    Declaration

    Source position: strutils.pp line 207

    function AddChar(C: AnsiChar; const S: string; N: Integer) : string;

    Arguments

    Name Description
    C Char to be added.
    S The string to be treated.
    N The minimal length the string should have.

    Function result

    The resulting string with length N.

    Description

    AddChar adds characters (C) to the left of S till the length N is reached, and returns the resulting string. If the length of S is already equal to or larger than N, then no characters are added. The resulting string can be thought of as a right-aligned version of S, with length N.

    Errors

    None

    See also

    Name Description
    AddCharR Add chars at the end of a string till it reaches a certain length.
    PadLeft Add spaces to the left of a string till a certain length is reached.
    PadRight Add spaces to the right of a string till a certain length is reached.
    PadCenter Pad the string to a certain length, so the string is centered.