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`pad` overloads

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdlb_string.h>`

Append repeatedly to the specified `string` the optionally specified `padChar` until `string` has the specified `length`. If `padChar` is not specified the space (` `) character is appended. This operation has no effect if `string.size() >= length`. The behavior is undefined unless `0 <= length`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/String/pad-02.adoc[pad](
    xref:bsl/string.adoc[bsl::string]* string,
    int length,
    char padChar = ' ');
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/String/pad-02.adoc[_» more..._]#

Append repeatedly to the specified `string` the optionally specified `padChar` until `string` has the specified `length`. If `padChar` is not specified the space (` `) character is appended. This operation has no effect if `string.size() >= length`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/String/pad-0e.adoc[pad](
    std::pmr::string* string,
    std::pmr::string::size_type length,
    char padChar = ' ');
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/String/pad-0e.adoc[_» more..._]#

Append repeatedly to the specified `string` the optionally specified `padChar` until `string` has the specified `length`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
static
void
xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/String/pad-08.adoc[pad](
    std::string* string,
    int length,
    char padChar = ' ');
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/String/pad-08.adoc[_» more..._]#


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