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Function std.string.center

Center s in a field width characters wide. fillChar is the character that will be used to fill up the space in the field that s doesn't fill.

Prototype

S center(S)(
  S s,
  size_t width,
  dchar fillChar = ' '
)
if (isSomeString!S);

Parameters

NameDescription
s The string to center
width Width of the field to center s in
fillChar The character to use for filling excess space in the field

Returns

The resulting center-justified string. The returned string is GC-allocated. To avoid GC allocation, use centerJustifier instead.

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, and Jonathan M Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.

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