Convert a String to Padded Fixed Length

Return a String padded to a fixed length using a specified padding character.

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public static String fixedLengthPadding(String inStr, int fixedInt) {
	return fixedLengthPadding(inStr, fixedInt, ' ', true);
}

public static String fixedLengthPadding(String inStr, int fixedInt, char pad, boolean rightLeft) {

	int blanks = fixedInt - inStr.length();
	StringBuffer outStrBuf = new StringBuffer(inStr);

	if (blanks >= 0) { // start if

		for(int i = 0; i < blanks; i++){ //start for

			if(rightLeft){outStrBuf.insert(0,pad);}
			else{outStrBuf.append(pad);}

		} // end for

	} // end if

	else {outStrBuf = outStrBuf.delete(fixedInt,inStr.length());}

	return outStrBuf.toString();

}