lodash/string/padLeft.js

define(['../internal/createPadDir'], function(createPadDir) {

  /**
   * Pads `string` on the left side if it's shorter than `length`. Padding
   * characters are truncated if they exceed `length`.
   *
   * @static
   * @memberOf _
   * @category String
   * @param {string} [string=''] The string to pad.
   * @param {number} [length=0] The padding length.
   * @param {string} [chars=' '] The string used as padding.
   * @returns {string} Returns the padded string.
   * @example
   *
   * _.padLeft('abc', 6);
   * // => '   abc'
   *
   * _.padLeft('abc', 6, '_-');
   * // => '_-_abc'
   *
   * _.padLeft('abc', 3);
   * // => 'abc'
   */
  var padLeft = createPadDir();

  return padLeft;
});