gistfile1.js

String.prototype.padLeft = function(length, s) {
	var pad = [];
	var padding = length - this.length;
	if (padding > 0) {
		for (i = 0; i < padding; i++) pad.push(s);
		return pad.join('') + this;
	}
	return this + '';
}

String.prototype.padRight = function(length, s) {
	var pad = [];
	var padding = length - this.length;	
	if (padding > 0) {
		for (i = 0; i < padding; i++) pad.push(s);
		return this + pad.join('');
	}
	return this + '';
}