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+var repeat = require('../string/repeat');
+
+/* Native method references for those with the same name as other `lodash` methods. */
+var nativeCeil = Math.ceil,
+ nativeIsFinite = global.isFinite;
+
+/**
+ * Creates the padding required for `string` based on the given `length`.
+ * The `chars` string is truncated if the number of characters exceeds `length`.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {string} string The string to create padding for.
+ * @param {number} [length=0] The padding length.
+ * @param {string} [chars=' '] The string used as padding.
+ * @returns {string} Returns the pad for `string`.
+ */
+function createPadding(string, length, chars) {
+ var strLength = string.length;
+ length = +length;
+
+ if (strLength >= length || !nativeIsFinite(length)) {
+ return '';
+ }
+ var padLength = length - strLength;
+ chars = chars == null ? ' ' : (chars + '');
+ return repeat(chars, nativeCeil(padLength / chars.length)).slice(0, padLength);
+}
+
+module.exports = createPadding;