padEnd

Common

JVM

Native

1.0

fun CharSequence.padEnd(
    length: Int, 
    padChar: Char = ' '
): CharSequence

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

import kotlin.test.*

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
val padWithSpace = "125".padEnd(5)
println("'$padWithSpace'") // '125  '

val padWithChar = "a".padEnd(5, '.')
println("'$padWithChar'") // 'a....'

// string is returned as is, when its length is greater than the specified
val noPadding = "abcde".padEnd(3)
println("'$noPadding'") // 'abcde'
//sampleEnd
}

Parameters

length - the desired string length.

padChar - the character to pad string with, if it has length less than the length specified. Space is used by default.

Return Returns a char sequence of length at least length consisting of this char sequence appended with padChar as many times as are necessary to reach that length.

Common

JVM

Native

1.0

fun String.padEnd(length: Int, padChar: Char = ' '): String

Pads the string to the specified length at the end with the specified character or space.

import kotlin.test.*

fun main(args: Array<String>) {
//sampleStart
val padWithSpace = "125".padEnd(5)
println("'$padWithSpace'") // '125  '

val padWithChar = "a".padEnd(5, '.')
println("'$padWithChar'") // 'a....'

// string is returned as is, when its length is greater than the specified
val noPadding = "abcde".padEnd(3)
println("'$noPadding'") // 'abcde'
//sampleEnd
}

Parameters

length - the desired string length.

padChar - the character to pad string with, if it has length less than the length specified. Space is used by default.

Return Returns a string of length at least length consisting of this string appended with padChar as many times as are necessary to reach that length.