/**
 * Pad the left side of a string with another.
 *
 * @param  int    $length If the value of pad_length is negative, less than, or equal to the length of the input string, no padding takes place, and input will be returned.
 * @param  string $pad    The pad string may be truncated if the required number of padding characters can't be evenly divided by the pad_string's length.
 *
 * @return self Returns instance of The Strings class.
 */
public function padLeft(int $length, string $pad = ' '): self

Examples

$string = Strings::create('SG-1 returns from an off-world mission')->padBoth(50, '-');

echo $string;

The above example will output:

------------SG-1 returns from an off-world mission

Getting Started

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