R: Pad a vector of numerical string with zeros.

pad {caroline} | R Documentation

## Pad a vector of numerical string with zeros.

### Description

This function helps to pad numbers on the left side with zeros so that they may be used to create strings used in filesystem names (for example).

### Usage

    pad(vect,np)

### Arguments

`vect` | a vector of strings representing numbers.
`np` | number of zeros to pad to the left of the string.

### Value

a (vector of) string(s) with np number of zeros padded on as a prefix

### Author(s)

Jeremy Tantrum

### Examples

    pad(c(1,10,1000,10000), 4)

[Package caroline version 0.7.6 Index]