Left-padding in Powershell - Windows PowerShell Snipplr Social Repository

Revision: 13294

at May 22, 2012 04:00 by ericmorin21

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[string]$stringToPad = 1
$padChar = "X"
$paddedLength = 4
$stringToPad = ($padChar * ($paddedLength - $stringToPad.Length)) + $stringToPad

Revision: 13293

at April 17, 2009 17:04 by ericmorin21

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$padChar = "X"
$paddedLength = Y
$stringToPad = ($padChar * ($paddedLength - $stringToPad)) + $stringToPad

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For clarity, I have broken two variables out, but this could easily be a one-liner.
Usage:
Replace X with the character you wish to use to pad (e.g. 0 (zero)).
Replace Y with an integer representing the desired TOTAL length of the string.

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Left-padding in Powershell

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