padleft()

Pads a string with a specified character or string on the left until it reaches the desired length.

Syntax

padleft(string, pad, length);

Parameter	Type	Description	Comment
string	String	The original string to be padded.
pad	String	The padding character or string.	Defaults to “ ” (space) if empty.
length	Number	The desired total length of the output string.	Maximum is 1000.

Returns a new string padded on the left side to match the specified length.
If the original string is already equal to or longer than the specified length, it remains unchanged.

Pad “abc” with spaces to a length of 10

padleft("abc", " ", 10); // returns "       abc"

Pad “123” with “0” to a length of 6

padleft("123", "0", 6); // returns "000123"

Pad “test” with “-” to a length of 8

padleft("test", "-", 8); // returns "----test"