string.padWithZeros
| Syntax |
string.padWithZeros (num, places)
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| Params |
num is a number. places is the desired length of the resulting string.
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| Action |
Converts num to a string, then adds zeros to the beginning of the string until it has indicated number of characters.
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| Returns |
The resulting string.
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| Examples |
string.padWithZeros (7, 3) » "007"
string.padWithZeros (1015, 7)
string.padWithZeros (random (0, 9), 7)
string.padWithZeros (1234, 3) //doesn't truncate longer numbers
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| Notes/bugs |
It doesn't handle negative numbers well.
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