{"id":153,"date":"2023-03-06T15:54:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jassweb.com\/new22\/solved-string-formatting-under-a-certain-character-closed\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:54:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:54:36","slug":"solved-string-formatting-under-a-certain-character-closed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jassweb.com\/solved\/solved-string-formatting-under-a-certain-character-closed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"[Solved] String formatting under a certain character [closed]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2> Introduction <\/h2>\n<p>[ad_1]<\/p>\n<p>String formatting is a powerful tool for manipulating text in a variety of ways. It allows you to control the appearance of text by changing the way it is displayed, such as by adding a certain character to the beginning or end of a string. This can be useful for creating a consistent look and feel for text, or for making sure that text is displayed in a certain way. In this article, we will discuss how to use string formatting to add a certain character to the beginning or end of a string.<\/p>\n<h2> Solution<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\/\/Using the String.prototype.padEnd() method<\/p>\n<p>let str = &#8220;Hello&#8221;;<br \/>\nlet char = &#8220;*&#8221;;<br \/>\nlet maxLength = 10;<\/p>\n<p>let formattedString = str.padEnd(maxLength, char);<\/p>\n<p>console.log(formattedString); \/\/ Output: &#8220;Hello*****&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1088640234840270\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script><\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"answer-53347923\" class=\"answer js-answer accepted-answer js-accepted-answer\" data-answerid=\"53347923\" data-parentid=\"53347725\" data-score=\"-1\" data-position-on-page=\"1\" data-highest-scored=\"1\" data-question-has-accepted-highest-score=\"1\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div class=\"post-layout\">\n<div class=\"votecell post-layout--left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"answercell post-layout--right\">\n<div class=\"s-prose js-post-body\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>Since in the comment, the OP attempted to use <code>String.format()<\/code>, here is an approach to consider. Rather than trying to get the number to align right with the \u201c%23d\u201d, align the word and the count separately.<\/p>\n<pre><code>String.format(\"%-23s%2d:\", getWord(), count);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The <code>%-23d<\/code> will format the <code>getWord()<\/code> in 23 spaces, left aligned, then the <code>%2d<\/code> will right align the \u201ccount\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Example output:<\/p>\n<pre><code>Hello...................9:\nGoodbye................42:\nwhatever...............17:\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Note I just used the same <code>.replace()<\/code> approach as the OP for quickness sake.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ideone.com\/act29I\">See this attempt here at ideone.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt24\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"d-none\" itemprop=\"commentCount\"><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>solved String formatting under a certain character [closed] <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1088640234840270\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script><\/p>\n<p><\/script><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction [ad_1] String formatting is a powerful tool for manipulating text in a variety of ways. 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