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StringPadder

Pads the selected attributes with a specified character, either on the right or left side. For each attribute specified, if the attribute's length is less than Pad Width, spaces will be added to the given side to bring it up to that length.

Parameters

Example

Original value: "hello"

Pad Width: 10

Side to Pad: Left

Resulting value: "     hello"

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