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// TypeScript Version: 4.1

/**
* Left pads a string such that the padded string has a length of at least `len`.
*
* ## Notes
*
* -   An output string is not guaranteed to have a length of exactly `len`, but to have a length of at least `len`. To generate a padded string having a length equal to `len`, post-process a padded string by trimming off excess characters.
*
* @param str - string to pad
* @param len - minimum string length
* @param pad - string used to pad
* @returns padded string
*
* @example
* var str = lpad( 'a', 5, ' ' );
* // returns '    a'
*
* @example
* var str = lpad( 'beep', 10, 'b' );
* // returns 'bbbbbbbeep'
*
* @example
* var str = lpad( 'boop', 12, 'beep' );
* // returns 'beepbeepboop'
*/
declare function lpad( str: string, len: number, pad: string ): string;


// EXPORTS //

export = lpad;