Left padding a string

Question:

Write a java program that pads a string to the left.

Solution:

Here is a java example that left pads a string:

Source: (Example.java)

import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 
public class Example {
 
   public static void main(String[] args) {
 
      String str1 = "1234567890";
      System.out.println(str1);
 
      String str2 = StringUtils.leftPad("aaa", 10);
      System.out.println(str2);
 
      String str3 = StringUtils.leftPad("bbbb", 10, "x");
      System.out.println(str3);
 
      String str4 = StringUtils.leftPad("ccccc", 10, "-");
      System.out.println(str4);
 
   }
}
 

Output:

$ java Example
1234567890
       aaa
xxxxxxbbbb
-----ccccc

References:

https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-lang/apidocs/org/apache/commons/lang3/StringUtils.html#leftPad-java.lang.String-int-

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Java Left Pad String Example