Question

How to pad a string on the right in Kotlin

Answer 1

fun main() {
    val original = "Kotlin"

	val padded = original.padEnd(9)

	println("'" + padded + "'") 
}

 
  
/*
run:
  
'Kotlin   '

*/

 

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Answer 2

fun main() {
    val padded = "Kotlin".padEnd(9, '*')
	
    println(padded) 
}

 
  
/*
run:
  
Kotlin***

*/

 

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Answer 3

fun main() {
    val names = listOf("Tom", "Robert", "Jennifer")
    val scores = listOf(80, 90, 100)

    names.zip(scores).forEach { (name, score) ->
        println(name.padEnd(12, '.') + "| $score")
    }
}

 
  
/*
run:
  
Tom.........| 80
Robert......| 90
Jennifer....| 100

*/

 

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