Authors:
Stuart Reges, Marty Stepp
Chapter:
Introduction To Parameters And Objects
Exercise:
Exercises
Question:11 | ISBN:9780136091813 | Edition: 2
Question
Write a method called padString that accepts two parameters: a string and an integer representing a length. The method should pad the parameter string with spaces until its length is the given length. For example, padString("hello", 8) should return "hello ". (This sort of method is useful when trying to print output that lines up horizontally.) If the string’s length is already at least as long as the length parameter, your method should return the original string. For example, padString("congratulations", 10) should return "congratulations".
Answer
Program:
public class Ch03Ex11
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
String res1 = padString("hello", 8);
String res2 = padString("congratulations", 10);
System.out.println("\"" + res1 + "\"");
System.out.println("\"" + res2 + "\"");
}
public static String padString(String str, int len)
{
for (int i = str.length(); i < len; i++)
{
str = str + " ";
}
return str;
}
}
Output:
"hello "
"congratulations"