Oracle/PLSQL: Rpad Function
In Oracle/PLSQL, the rpad function pads the right-side of a string with a specific set of characters.
The syntax for the rpad function is:
rpad( string1, padded_length, [ pad_string ] )
string1 is the string to pad characters to (the right-hand side).
padded_length is the number of characters to return. If the padded_length is smaller than the original string, the rpad function will truncate the string to the size of padded_length.
pad_string is optional. This is the string that will be padded to the right-hand side of string1. If this parameter is omitted, the rpad function will pad spaces to the right-side of string1.
Applies To:
- Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g
For example:
rpad('tech', 7); would return 'tech ' rpad('tech', 2); would return 'te' rpad('tech', 8, '0'); would return 'tech0000' rpad('tech on the net', 15, 'z'); would return 'tech on the net' rpad('tech on the net', 16, 'z'); would return 'tech on the netz'
