padStart

Returns a char sequence with content of this char sequence padded at the beginning to the specified length with the specified character or space.

fun CharSequence.padStart(length: Int, padChar: Char = ' '): CharSequence(source)
fun main() {
    val paddedWithZeroes = "42".padStart(5, '0')
    val paddedWithSpaces = "42".padStart(5)

    println(paddedWithZeroes)   // 00042
    println(paddedWithSpaces)   //   42
}

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