padToWidth method

  1. @useResult
String padToWidth(
  1. int width, {
  2. bool padLeft = true,
  3. String padChar = ' ',
})

Pads this string to width with padChar, on the left if padLeft else right. Audited: 2026-06-12 11:26 EDT

Implementation

@useResult
String padToWidth(int width, {bool padLeft = true, String padChar = ' '}) {
  if (length >= width) return this;
  final String pad = padChar * (width - length);
  return padLeft ? pad + this : this + pad;
}