ad_pad (public)

 ad_pad [ -left ] [ -right ] string length padstring

Defined in packages/acs-tcl/tcl/text-html-procs.tcl

Tcl implementation of the pad string function found in many DBMSs. One of the directional flags -left or -right must be specified and will dictate whether this will be a lpad or a rpad.

Switches:

-left (optional, boolean)

text will be appended left of the original string.

-right (optional, boolean)

text will be appended right of the original string.

Parameters:

string (required)

length (required)

padstring (required)

Returns:

padded string

Testcases:

ad_pad