30-seconds-of-code/snippets/pad.md

pad

Pads string on the left and right side if it's shorter than length. String is NOT truncated on both sides if it exceeds length.

const pad = (string, length = 8, char = ' ') =>
  string.padStart((string.length + length) / 2, char).padEnd(length, char);
module.exports = pad;

pad('cat'); //> '  cat   '
pad(String(42), 4, '0'); //> '004200'
pad('foobar', 3); //> 'foobar'