message.setPadCharacter

Signature: message.setPadCharacter(character)

Returns: void

Sets the pad character for a fixed length message. The default is ' '.

Note

This method only applies to Fxd Length formatted messages.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description	Default
String	character	the pad character to use. Must not be null or blank, but be one character long.

Example

// Example: Change the pad character used for a fixed-length message.

// assumes `message` is a fixed-length message model object, e.g. record length 20:
//    12345678901234567890

// Set pad character to '*'
message.setPadCharacter("*");

// Update a field; padding will use the new pad character
message.setNode("3,12", "aba");

// Access the updated fixed-length message
var updatedMessage = message.toString(); // "12aba*********567890"