# PaddingLeft

## Overview

![The PaddingLeft Node.](/files/l1ko9dDuJQdqRYS3Hhux)

The **PaddingLeft** **Node** adds a character a chosen number of times to the left of a **String**.

For example, padding the character "a" 6 times to the **String** "bbbbbbcccccc" gives "aaaaaabbbbbbcccccc" as the result.

The `Padding character` **Attribute** and **Input** can receive a **String** but they only use the first character.

[**Scope**](/incari-studio/2023.1/toolbox/overview.md#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The PaddingLeft Node Attributes.](/files/MscBRTNqlOqCL6aCdh8t)

| Attribute           | Type       | Description                                                                                                          |
| ------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `String`            | **String** | The **String** to which the `Padding character` will be added on the left, if none is given in the **Input Socket**. |
| `Padding character` | **String** | The character that will be added on the left of `String`, if none is given in the **Input Socket**.                  |
| `Padding size`      | **Int**    | The number of times that the `Padding character` will be repeated, if none is given in the **Input Socket**.         |

## Inputs

| Input             | Type       | Description                                                                |
| ----------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**.      |
| `String`          | **String** | The **String** to which the `Padding character` will be added on the left. |
| `Padding char.`   | **String** | The character that will be added on the left of `String`.                  |
| `Padding size`    | **Int**    | The number of times that the `Padding character` will be repeated.         |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type       | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |
| `Padded left`      | **String** | The resulting **String** with the character padded on the left.                                                                        |

## See Also

* [**PaddingRight**](/incari-studio/2023.1/toolbox/string/paddingright.md)


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