{
  "name": "lpad",
  "type": "function",
  "groups": ["String"],
  "description": "Returns a string padded on the left to the specified width, using a fill character. If the target width is smaller than the string's length, the string is truncated.",
  "arguments": [{
    "arg": "string",
    "description": "string to pad"
  }, {
    "arg": "width",
    "description": "length of new string"
  }, {
    "arg": "fill",
    "description": "character to pad the remaining space with"
  }],
  "examples": [{
    "expression": "lpad('Hello', 10, 'x')",
    "returns": "'xxxxxHello'"
  }, {
    "expression": "lpad('Hello', 3, 'x')",
    "returns": "'Hel'"
  }],
  "tags": ["length", "padded", "width", "truncated", "specified", "target", "fill", "left", "character", "smaller"]
}