/** * Takes a string and adds "padding" to the left. * If 'padding' is a string, then 'padding' is appended to the left side. * If 'padding' is a number, then that number of spaces is added to the left side. */ function padLeft(value: string, padding: any) { if (typeof padding === "number") { return Array(padding + 1).join(" ") + value; } if (typeof padding === "string") { return padding + value; } throw new Error(`Expected string or number, got '${padding}'.`); } padLeft("Hello world", 4); // returns " Hello world"