[Overview][Constants][Types][Procedures and functions] Reference for unit 'strutils' (#rtl)

AddChar

Add characters to the left of a string till a certain length

Declaration

Source position: strutils.pp line 140

function AddChar(

  C: Char;

  const S: String;

  N: Integer

):String;

Arguments

C

  

Char to be added

S

  

The string to be treated

N

  

The minimal length the string should have

Function result

The resulting string with length N

Description

AddCharadds characters (C) to the left of S till the length Nis reached, and returns the resulting string. If the length of Sis already equal to or larger than N, then no characters are added. The resulting string can be thought of as a right-aligned version of S, with length N.

Errors

None

See also

AddCharR

  

Add chars at the end of a string till it reaches a certain length

PadLeft

  

Add spaces to the left of a string till a certain length is reached.

PadRight

  

Add spaces to the right of a string till a certain length is reached.

PadCenter

  

Pad the string to a certain length, so the string is centered.