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Pad Text / Fixed-Length Fields

Pads a text string to a fixed length with a specified character on the left, right (default), or both, optionally truncating any overflow.

Returns
Text

Parameters

ParameterParameterValid BlocksRequired
Set an Override Name Show the override name slot in the tree so that it can be set statically or dynamically Boolean Block Group No
Override Name The override name of this item. Use this to replace the inherited name with a custom name. Expose it on the tree to set it dynamically. Text Block Group No
Attributes Metadata values for this block. Used in XML and multipart/form-data. Text Block Group No
Input The input string to perform the pad operation on Text Block Group Yes
Pad End Whether to pad the left, the right, or both ends of the input string Text Block Group No
Pad Length The length to pad (and / or truncate) the input string to Number Block Group No
Pad Character The character to pad the string with, default is a space Text Block Group No
Truncate Additional Characters If true, any characters that would overflow the specified length will be removed from the result Boolean Block Group No