Function createPadding

lib/web/jshint.js:5081–5091

* Creates the padding required for `string` based on the given `length`. * The `chars` string is truncated if the number of characters exceeds `length`. * * @private * @param {string} string The string to create padding for. * @param {number} [length=0] The padding length.

(string, length, chars)

     * @returns {string} Returns the pad for `string`.
     */
    function createPadding(string, length, chars) {
      var strLength = string.length;
      length = +length;

      if (strLength >= length || !nativeIsFinite(length)) {
        return '';
      }
      var padLength = length - strLength;
      chars = chars == null ? ' ' : (chars + '');
      return repeat(chars, ceil(padLength / chars.length)).slice(0, padLength);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a function that wraps `func` and invokes it with the optional `this`