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# Padding Positions

These constants are used to specify how numbers should be padded.

## Topics

### Constants

[`case beforePrefix`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFNumberFormatterPadPosition/beforePrefix)

Specifies the number of padding characters before the prefix.

[`case afterPrefix`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFNumberFormatterPadPosition/afterPrefix)

Specifies the number of padding characters after the prefix.

[`case beforeSuffix`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFNumberFormatterPadPosition/beforeSuffix)

Specifies the number of padding characters before the suffix.

[`case afterSuffix`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFNumberFormatterPadPosition/afterSuffix)

Specifies the number of padding characters after the suffix.


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