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Delphi Left Pad Function

11.12.2008

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        Left pad function

function LeftPad(PadString : string ; HowMany : integer ; PadValue : string): string;
var
   Counter : integer;
   x : integer;
   NewString : string;
begin
   Counter := HowMany - Length(PadString);
   for x := 1 to Counter do
   begin
      NewString := NewString + PadValue;
   end;
   Result := NewString + PadString;
end;

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