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gistfile1.js
// NOPE
String.prototype.padLeft = function(ch, n) {
var newString = this;
while(newString.length < n){
newString = ch + newString;
}
if(typeOf(ch) === "string"){
return newString;
} else {
return Number(newString);
}
};
String.prototype.padRight = function(ch, n) {
var newString = this;
while(newString.length < n){
newString = newString + ch;
}
if(typeOf(ch) === "string"){
return newString;
} else {
return Number(newString);
}
};
// YEP
String.prototype.padLeft = function(ch, n) {
var newString = this;
while(newString.length < n){
newString = ch + newString;
}
var convertType = ch.constructor;
return convertType(newString);
};
String.prototype.padRight = function(ch, n) {
var newString = this;
while(newString.length < n){
newString = newString + ch;
}
var convertType = ch.constructor;
return convertType(newString);
};
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