# padding(toLength:withPad:startingAt:) Returns a new string formed from the `String` by either removing characters from the end, or by appending as many occurrences as necessary of a given pad string. ``` func padding(toLength newLength: Int, withPad padString: T, startingAt padIndex: Int) -> String where T : StringProtocol ``` --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)