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mgmt/util/pad.go
James Shubin 74119a0a53 lang: core: strings, util: Add left and right padding functions
Golang didn't want these in the standard library, but they are useful.
2024-10-03 13:49:08 -04:00

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// Mgmt
// Copyright (C) 2013-2024+ James Shubin and the project contributors
// Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
//
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package util
// LeftPad adds multiples of the pad string to the left of the input string
// until it reaches a minimum length. If the padding string is not an integer
// multiple of the missing length to pad, then this will overshoot. It is better
// to overshoot than to undershoot because if you need a string of a precise
// length, then it's easier to truncate the result, rather than having to pad
// even more. Most scenarios pad with a single char meaning this is not even an
// issue.
func LeftPad(s string, pad string, length int) string {
out := s
for len(out) < length {
out = pad + out
}
return out
}
// RightPad adds multiples of the pad string to the right of the input string
// until it reaches a minimum length. If the padding string is not an integer
// multiple of the missing length to pad, then this will overshoot. It is better
// to overshoot than to undershoot because if you need a string of a precise
// length, then it's easier to truncate the result, rather than having to pad
// even more. Most scenarios pad with a single char meaning this is not even an
// issue.
func RightPad(s string, pad string, length int) string {
out := s
for len(out) < length {
out += pad
}
return out
}