ibis.expr.api.StringValue.lpad

StringValue.lpad(length, pad=' ')

Returns string of given length by truncating (on right) or padding (on left) original string

Parameters:

length : int

pad : string, default is ‘ ‘

Returns:

padded : string

Examples

>>> import ibis
>>> table = ibis.table([('strings', 'string')])
>>> expr = table.strings.lpad(5, '-')
>>> expr = ibis.literal('a').lpad(5, '-')  # 'a' becomes '----a'
>>> expr = ibis.literal('abcdefg').lpad(5, '-')  # 'abcdefg' becomes 'abcde'  # noqa: E501