str_pad()

str_pad()

function str_pad(string $string, int $length, string $pad_string = ' ', int $pad_type = 1): string

Pads a string to a certain length with another string.

Parameters:

• $string (string)
• $length (int)
• $pad_string (string), default ' ', optional
• $pad_type (int), default 1, optional

Returns: string

Availability

• Compiled (AOT): supported by the Elephc code generator.
• eval() (magician interpreter): supported — declarative interpreter builtin (crates/elephc-magician/src/interpreter/builtins/string/str_pad.rs).

No examples yet — check examples/ and showcases/ for usage patterns.

Internals

For how str_pad is implemented in the compiler, see the internals page.