Function padStart

Alias

padStart(str, length?, chars?): string
Pads the start of a string with a given character until it reaches the specified length.

If the length is less than or equal to the original string's length, or if the padding character is an empty string, the original string is returned unchanged.
Parameters
- str: string
  The string to pad.
- Optionallength: number
  The length of the resulting string once padded.
- Optionalchars: string
  The character(s) to use for padding.
Returns string
- The padded string, or the original string if padding is not required.
Example
```
const result1 = padStart('abc', 6);          // result will be '   abc'
const result2 = padStart('abc', 6, '_-');    // result will be '_-_abc'
const result3 = padStart('abc', 3);          // result will be 'abc'
const result4 = padStart('abc', 2);          // result will be 'abc'
```
- Defined in src/string.ts:168