- TIBCO BusinessEvents®
- Standard
- String

# String.padFront()

## Signature

`String padFront(String s1, int length, String padCharacter)`

## Domain

ACTION, CONDITION, QUERY

## Description

Returns a string front-padded to the indicated length with the pad character.

## Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`s1` | `String` | A String to pad.
`length` | `int` | Length of string.
`padCharacter` | `String` | Pad character.

## Returns

Type | Description
--- | ---
`String` | The front-padded result String.

## Cautions

none