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

Pads string on the left side if it's shorter than length. Padding characters are truncated if they exceed 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

_.padLeft('abc', 6);
// => '   abc'

_.padLeft('abc', 6, '_-');
// => '_-_abc'

_.padLeft('abc', 3);
// => 'abc'