caption: pad
created: 20201129174215674
modified: 20201129175301148
op-input: a [[selection of titles|Title Selection]]
op-output: the input titles padded to the specified length
op-parameter: the <<.op pad>> operator accepts 1 or more parameters, see below for details
op-purpose: returns each item in the list padded to the specified length
op-suffix: (optional). Whether to pad by adding a "suffix" or "prefix". Defaults to "prefix".
tags: [[Filter Operators]] [[String Operators]]
title: pad Operator
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

<<.from-version "5.1.23">>

The <<.op pad>> operator requires at least one parameter which specifies the desired length of the input titles. A second optional parameter can be used to specify the string to pad with (defaults to "0").

```
[pad[<length>],[<padding-string>]]
```
* ''length'' : the desired final length of the input titles.
* ''padding-string'': (optional). The string to use to pad to the desired length. Defaults to "0".

<<.operator-examples "pad">>