rpad

Extends the string to length length by appending the characters fill (a space by default). If the string is already longer than length then it is truncated.

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Definition PG 18

Extends the string to length length by appending the characters fill (a space by default). If the string is already longer than length then it is truncated.

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rpad ( string text, length integer [, fill text] ) → text → text

Extends the string to length length by appending the characters fill (a space by default). If the string is already longer than length then it is truncated.

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