Pad

Pad a string to a fixed length.

Pad a string to a fixed length

Parameters

Name	Description	Accepted Values	Default	Required
I/O
`input`	Name of the input column.	string, integer, array	—	Yes
`output`	Name of the output column.	string, array, null	`null`	No
Options
`side`	Side from which to fill resulting string.	string	—	Yes
`skip_empty`	If true, skip padding for empty or whitespace-only values.	boolean	`false`	No
Formatting
`pad_length`	Length for the output.	integer	—	Yes
`char`	The character to pad the input with.	string	—	Yes
Conditions
`if`	Condition that determines whether the wrangle runs as a whole. Recipe variables may be referenced with `${variable}`.	string	—	No
`where`	Filter rows before applying the wrangle using SQL-like criteria, such as `column1 = 123 OR column2 = 'abc'`.	string	—	No
`where_params`	Values used with `where` for parameterized criteria. Uses SQLite placeholder syntax such as `?` or `:name`.	array, object	—	No

wrangles:
  - format.pad:
      input: Part Number
      pad_length: 5
      side: left
      char: "-"

Access

Requirement	Value
AI-powered	No
Requires WrangleWorks account	No
Requires subscription	No
Requires external API key	No

Technical details

Field	Value
Catalog ID	`32`
Catalog key	`format.pad`
Recipe key	`format.pad`
Catalog status	active
Lifecycle status	active
Recipe Writer eligible	Yes
Namespace	`format`
Documentation group	`format`
Aliases	None
Runtime symbol	`wrangles.recipe_wrangles.format.pad`
Legacy UUID	`76c19378-38f4-45aa-85d1-3cdf8f8aae29`

Sources