Function padStart

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

    Parameters

    • Optionalstring: string

      The string to pad.

    • Optionallength: number

      The padding length.

    • Optionalchars: string

      The string used as padding.

    Returns string

    Returns the padded string.

    4.0.0

    padStart('abc', 6)
    // => ' abc'

    padStart('abc', 6, '_-')
    // => '_-_abc'

    padStart('abc', 2)
    // => 'abc'