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Zero pad a number

Given the number 42, pad it to 8 characters like 00000042
ruby
42.to_s.rjust(8,"0")
"%08d" % 42
csharp
string.Format("{0,8:D8}", 42);
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~8..0B", [42]),
io:format("~8..0B~n", [42]).

Right Space pad a number

Given the number 1024 right pad it to 6 characters "1024  "
ruby
1024.to_s.ljust(6)
csharp
public class NumberRightPadding {
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,-6}", 1024);
string withToStringDotPadRight = 1024.ToString().PadRight(6);
}
}
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~-6B", [1024]),
io:format("~-6B~n", [1024]).

Format a decimal number

Format the number 7/8 as a decimal with 2 places: 0.88
ruby
(7.0/8.0*100).round/100.0
(7.0/8.0).round(2)
csharp
public class FormatDecimal {
public static void Main() {
decimal result = decimal.Round( 7 / 8m, 2);
System.Console.WriteLine(result);
}
}
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~.2f", [7/8]),
io:format("~.2f~n", [7/8]).

Left Space pad a number

Given the number 73 left pad it to 10 characters "        73"
ruby
73.to_s.rjust(10)
csharp
public class NumberLeftPadding {
public static void Main() {
string withStringDotFormat = string.Format("{0,10}", 73);
string withToStringDotPadLeft = 73.ToString().PadLeft(10);
}
}
erlang
Formatted = io_lib:format("~10B", [73]),
io:format("~10B~n", [73]).