Dumb thing

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);
};