translateSPSS2R (version 1.0.0)

computeChar_lpad: Expand strings on the left

Description

Helper Function for xpssCompute. R Implementation of the SPSS CHAR.LPAD Function.

Usage

computeChar_lpad (x, length = NULL, fill = NULL)

Arguments

x

atomic character or character vector.

length

atomic numeric. Number of characters x is to be filled on the left.

fill

atomic character. String which should be append on the left side.

Value

String, left-padded by length lengthpa.

Details

The value of length represents the number of characters and must be a positive integer. If the optional argument fill is not specified, x is padded with blank spaces.

See Also

paste0

Examples

xpssCompute(x="My Friend",fun="computeChar_lpad",length=15)

xpssCompute(x="My Friend",fun="computeChar_lpad",length=15, fill="Hello ")