pad()

Read(761) Label: pad, specified length,

Description:

Pad a string to the specified length with another string added on the left.

Syntax:

pad(s,c,l)

Note:

The function pads string s to a new length of l by continuously adding characters of string c to the left side.

Parameter:

s

A string expression

c

A string expression

l

A number or an expression whose result is the numeric value

Option:

@r

Pad to the right side of a string, to a new length

Return value:

String

Example:

 

A

 

1

=pad("Soth","Miss",10)

The return value is "MissMiSoth".

2

=pad@r("Soth","er",8)

The return value is "Sotherer".