*
* @param {Number|String} input: number to pad
* @param {Number} width: visible width of output
- * @param {String} str: string to prefix to string, e.g. '\u00A0'
+ * @param {String} str: string to prefix to string, defaults to '\u00A0'
* @returns {String} INPUT prefixed with STR x (WIDTH - INPUT.length)
*/
function padLeftStr(input, width, str) {
var prefix = '';
+ if (typeof str === 'undefined') {
+ ch = '\u00A0'; // using ' ' doesn't work in all browsers
+ }
width -= input.toString().length;
while (width > 0) {
/**
* Pad INPUT on the left to WIDTH, using given padding character CH,
- * for example padLeft('a', 3, '_') is '__a'.
+ * for example padLeft('a', 3, '_') is '__a'
+ * padLeft(4, 2) is '04' (same as padLeft(4, 2, '0'))
*
* @param {String} input: input value converted to string.
* @param {Number} width: desired length of output.
- * @param {String} ch: single character to prefix to string.
+ * @param {String} ch: single character to prefix to string, defaults to '0'.
*
* @returns {String} Modified string, at least SIZE length.
*/
function padLeft(input, width, ch) {
var s = input + "";
+ if (typeof ch === 'undefined') {
+ ch = '0';
+ }
+
while (s.length < width) {
s = ch + s;
}