pad-string-on-both-sides.md

title	description	author	tags
Pad String on Both Sides	Pads a string on both sides with a specified character until it reaches the desired length.	axorax	string,pad,manipulation

function padString(str, length, char = ' ') {
  const totalPad = length - str.length;
  const padStart = Math.floor(totalPad / 2);
  const padEnd = totalPad - padStart;
  return char.repeat(padStart) + str + char.repeat(padEnd);
}

// Usage:
padString('hello', 10, '*'); // Returns: '**hello***'