Question

How to pad a string on the right in Go

Answer 1

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    str := "Go"
    
    padded := fmt.Sprintf("%-6s", str)
    
    fmt.Println("'" + padded + "'") 
}



/*
run:

'Go    '

*/

 

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Answer 2

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "strings"
)

func padRight(str string, totalLength int, padChar string) string {
    if len(str) >= totalLength {
        return str
    }
    
    return str + strings.Repeat(padChar, totalLength-len(str))
}

func main() {
    padded := padRight("Go", 6, "*")
    
    fmt.Println(padded)
}



/*
run:

Go****

*/

 

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