How padding char using xsl

Question

I want padding the data with extra space(any char) using XSL version 1.0.

Name field max chars length is 10 (length must be dyanamic) chars.

Need to transfer da         


        

Answer 1

Try:

substring(concat($yourstring, '**********'), 1, 10)

Example using your input:

XSLT 1.0

Result

   Test******

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Alternatively, if your processor supports it, you could use the EXSLT str:align() function - possibly in conjunction with the str:padding() function to create the padding string dynamically.