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Padding Both Sides of a String

Learn how to add a padding character to both ends of a string up to a certain length.

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The padBoth helper method

In this lesson, we will look at the padBoth helper method, which adds a padding character to both ends of a string up to a certain length.

PHP
<?php
/**
 * Versions: Laravel 8, 9
 *
 * @return string
 */
public static function padBoth(
    string $value,
       int $length,
    string $pad = ' '
);

The following examples demonstrate the basic usage of the padBoth helper method:

PHP
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
// Returns "Hello"
Str::padBoth('Hello', 15);
// Returns "*****World*****"
Str::padBoth('World', 15, '*');

We can use the padBoth helper method to ...