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    PadLeft

    Add spaces to the left of a string till a certain length is reached.

    Declaration

    Source position: strutils.pp line 209

    function PadLeft(const S: string; N: Integer) : string;

    Arguments

    Name Description
    S String to pad.
    N Minimal length of the resulting string.

    Function result

    String of length N, padded to the left with spaces.

    Description

    PadLeft add spaces to the left of the string S till the result reaches length Len. If the string S has length equal to or larger than Len, no spaces are added, and the string S is returned as-is. The resulting string is S, right-justified on length Len.

    Errors

    None.

    See also

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