# PaddingLeft

## Overview

![The PaddingLeft Node.](https://2561100106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Ff6JZovzOqBctA4C1o76u%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f1b0cb02737c66ba4a21c1ef30990e1f59f2c1d6%2Fpaddingleftupdatedimage.png?alt=media)

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**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2023.2/overview#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Attributes

![The PaddingLeft Node Attributes.](https://2561100106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Ff6JZovzOqBctA4C1o76u%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0b79deb18d39a45e87b517079e8744f44bd4a2f1%2Fpaddingleftattributes.png?alt=media)

| 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**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2023.2/toolbox/string/paddingright)