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pad -- pad a string or net with spaces

Synopsis

Usage:

pad(s,n)

pad(n,s)
Inputs:
- s, a net,
- n, an integer,

Description

pad(s,n) pads the string or net s to length n with spaces on the right.

pad(n,s) pads the string or net s to length n with spaces on the left.

i1 : pad(6, "foo")

o1 =    foo

i2 : pad("foo", 6) | "bar"

o2 = foo   bar

Ways to use pad :

pad(Net,ZZ)
pad(String,ZZ)
pad(ZZ,Net)
pad(ZZ,String)

For the programmer

The object pad is a method function.