LPAD(string,length,padding)
Description: Returns string with its length increased to length characters by padding out to the left with padding.
If string is longer than length, it will be shortened to that length.
Examples:
LPAD('Tony',5,'*') returns *Tony.
LPAD('Tony',2,'*') returns To.
LPAD('Tony',20,'* ') returns * * * * * * * * Tony.
See also: RPAD()
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