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

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.

Arguments

  1. [string=''] (string)

    The string to pad.

  2. [length=0] (number)

    The padding length.

  3. [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'