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.
Output Ports
Note: Feature order may change in relation to other output ports. Feature order per port is maintained.
Parameters
Attributes
Choose the attribute(s) to pad.
Desired String Length
Desired String Length is the minimum length expected of the output string. If the input attribute has a length that is shorter than this desired length, it will be padded to be of this length. If the input attribute is equal to, or longer than this length, the attribute value will not be changed. Null and missing attributes will not be padded.
Side to Pad
This sets the padding to the Right (suffix current attribute value) or the Left (prefix current attribute value).
Pad Character
A single character to pad the string with. If not specified, string will be padded with a space character.
Pad Empty Attribute
Indicates whether or not to pad empty string values. Null values are not equal to the empty string. Nulls, like missing attributes, are never padded.
Example
Original value: "hello"
Pad Width: 10
Side to Pad: Left
Resulting value: " hello"
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