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StringUtil.java

package ca.mcgill.sable.util;

/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 * SableUtil, a clean room implementation of the Collection API.     *
 * Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Raja Vallee-Rai (kor@sable.mcgill.ca).   *
 * All rights reserved.                                              *
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/*
 Reference Version
 -----------------
 This is the latest official version on which this file is based.
 The reference version is: $SableUtilVersion: 1.11 $

 Change History
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 A) Notes:

 Please use the following template.  Most recent changes should
 appear at the top of the list.

 - Modified on [date (March 1, 1900)] by [name]. [(*) if appropriate]
   [description of modification].

 Any Modification flagged with "(*)" was done as a project of the
 Sable Research Group, School of Computer Science,
 McGill University, Canada (http://www.sable.mcgill.ca/).

 You should add your copyright, using the following template, at
 the top of this file, along with other copyrights.

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 * reserved.                                                         *
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 B) Changes:

 - Modified on June 15, 1998 by Raja Vallee-Rai (kor@sable.mcgill.ca). (*)
   First release of this file.
*/

/**
 * Provides some useful methods which act on strings.
 */
public
class StringUtil
{
    /**
     * Pads the string on the left with blanks to force it to be a certain size.
     *
     * @param length the desired final length of the string
     */

    static
    public String padLeft(String s, int length)
    {
        if(s.length() >= length)
            return s;
        else {
            int diff = length - s.length();
            char[] padding = new char[diff];

            for(int i = 0; i < diff; i++)
                padding[i] = ' ';

            return new String(padding) + s;
        }
    }
    /**
     * Pads the string on the right with blanks to force it to be a certain size.
     *
     * @param length the desired final length of the string
     */

    static
    public String padRight(String s, int length)
    {
        if(s.length() >= length)
            return s;
        else {
            int diff = length - s.length();
            char[] padding = new char[diff];

            for(int i = 0; i < diff; i++)
                padding[i] = ' ';

            return s + new String(padding);
        }
    }
}

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