Question

How to pad a string on the left in Kotlin

Answer 1

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

 
  
/*
run:
  
***Kotlin

*/

 

70+ SQL courses for beginners and professionals

Answer 2

fun main() {
    val str = "Kotlin"
	
    val padded = str.padStart(9)
		
    println("'" + padded + "'") 
}

 
  
/*
run:
  
'   Kotlin'

*/

 

70+ SQL courses for beginners and professionals

Answer 3

fun main() {
    val ids = listOf("4", "32", "108")
	
    ids.forEach { id ->
    	println(id.padStart(5, '*'))
	}
}

 
  
/*
run:
  
****4
***32
**108

*/

 

70+ SQL courses for beginners and professionals