functx:pad-string-to-length
Pads a string to a desired length
Description
The functx:pad-string-to-length function returns $stringToPad appended with enough repetitions of $padChar to make its length $length. The function will truncate $stringToPad if its length is greater than $length.
Parameters |
Description |
|---|---|
stringToPad:string() |
the string to pad |
padChar:string() |
the character(s) to use as padding |
length:integer() |
the desired length |
Examples
XPath |
Results |
|---|---|
functx:pad-string-to-length(‘abc’, ‘*’, 6) |
abc*** |
functx:pad-string-to-length(‘abcdef’, ‘*’, 4) |
abcd |
functx:pad-string-to-length(‘’, ‘*’, 4) |