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# Padr

{% hint style="info" %}
The **`Padr()`** function keeps appending a single character to a <mark style="color:blue;">text</mark> until a specified length is reached.

This function is NOT SQL compatible. For more information about SQL compatibility, see our [documentation](/platform/wemreference/sql-compatibility.md).
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Returns a new <mark style="color:green;">text</mark> where the indicated character is appended as many times as necessary until the indicated length is reached. \
Returns <mark style="color:red;">`Invalid expression`</mark> if input does not match required type.
{% endhint %}

### Syntax

<details>

<summary><code>Padr(</code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>value</code></mark><code>, </code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>text_length</code></mark><code>, </code><mark style="color:blue;"><code>char</code></mark><code>)</code></summary>

`Padr("forty-two", 15, ".")`\
*=> "forty-two......"*

`Padr("forty-two", 15, "`*WORD*`")`\
*=> "forty-twoWWWWWW"*

</details>

### Parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="150">Name</th><th width="150">Type</th><th width="150" align="center">Required</th><th width="248.15953250810662">Description</th><th data-hidden>Required?</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>value</code></mark></td><td>text, numeric</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>a text or a number.</td><td>yes</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>length</code></mark></td><td>numeric</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td>the number of characters in the resulting text.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><code>char</code></mark></td><td>text</td><td align="center"><span data-gb-custom-inline data-tag="emoji" data-code="2611">☑️</span></td><td><p>the character to append. If this value has more than 1 character, then only the </p><p>first character is taken.</p></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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