# RightAlign

| **Name**    | ***RightAlign***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | RightAlign (String str, Integer length)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Purpose     | To pad a string to the left with spaces.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| Description | Returns the characters in a string, aligned to the right. Length of string is equal to output length size. This method does not truncate the original string, so if the original string is larger than the output length, the entire original string is returned. |
| Return Type | String                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Parameters  | <p>Str \[System.String] – String which will be right-aligned</p><p>Length \[System.Int64] – Length of the output string</p>                                                                                                                                       |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(78\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*str =* ABCDEF

*length* = 25

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(79\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the specified string, aligned to the right, and of the specified length.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(79\).png)


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