Function padStart

  • Pads an array with a given value so that the array reaches a given length. The padding is applied from the start (left) of the array.

    Time complexity: O(n)

    Space complexity: O(n)

    Type Parameters

    • T

    Parameters

    • array: T[]

      The array to pad

    • maxLength: number

      The length of array once it has been padded. If this parameter is smaller than the current string's length, array will not be modified

    • fillValue: T

      The value to pad the array with

    Returns void

    const array = [1, 2, 3];

    padStart(array, 4, 0);

    console.log(array); // [0, 1, 2, 3]

    padEnd to pad the end of an array

    Array