Pad text to equal length

Pads the input text to the specified length with the specified character. Pad text to equal length lives in the Custom category of the fx menu.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Input	string	yes	—	Value to transform. Previous step output or a literal.
Total length	number	yes	0	Argument value.
Character	string	yes	*	Argument value.
Direction	string	no	End	Argument value.

Input is the primary value (previous step output or a literal).

Returned value

Type	Description
string	Result of the Pad text to equal length transformation.

Example

Run Pad text to equal length

Pads the input text to the specified length with the specified character. Adjust optional parameters when the defaults do not match your payload.

1. Set Input to the value to transform (previous step output or a literal).

2. Review Total length, Character, Direction and keep defaults unless your format requires otherwise.

3. Confirm Output value shows the transformed result.