Left pad string

Supported in: Batch, Streaming

Left-pad the string column to width of length with pad.

Expression categories: String

Declared arguments

• Expression - no description
  Expression<String>
• Length - no description
  Expression<Integer>
• Pad - no description
  Expression<String>

Output type: String

Examples

Example 1: Base case

Argument values:

• Expression: Hello world!
• Length: 15
• Pad: *

Output: ***Hello world!

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Example 2: Null case

Argument values:

• Expression: String
• Length: Length
• Pad: Pad

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Example 3: Edge case

Description: Length less than the string, it will truncate the string. Argument values:

• Expression: Hello world!
• Length: 5
• Pad: *

Output: Hello

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Example 4: Edge case

Description: Length of 0 will remove the string. Argument values:

• Expression: Hello world!
• Length: 0
• Pad: *

Output: empty string

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