LPAD() FUNCTION
The MySQL LPAD function is used to get a string that is left-padded with a specified string. This padding can also be limited to a certain length. The various versions of MySQL support the LPAD function, namely, MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0 and MySQL 3.23.
Syntax:
LPAD( string, length, pad_string )
Parameters:
string: It is used to specify the string to modify.
length: It is used to specify the length of the resulting string.
pad_string: It is used to specify the string to pad with.
Example:
mysql> SELECT LPAD ( 'HELLO', 10 ‘123’);
Output:
'12312HELLO’
Explanation:
The string is left-padded with the specified string to create a string of 10 characters in length.