indent-string

indent-string

Indent each line in a string

Install

$ npm install indent-string

Usage

import indentString from 'indent-string';

indentString('Unicorns\nRainbows', 4);
//=> '    Unicorns\n    Rainbows'

indentString('Unicorns\nRainbows', 4, {indent: '♥'});
//=> '♥♥♥♥Unicorns\n♥♥♥♥Rainbows'

API

indentString(string, count?, options?)

string

Type: string

The string to indent.

count

Type: number
Default: 1

How many times you want options.indent repeated.

options

Type: object

indent

Type: string
Default: ' '

The string to use for the indent.

includeEmptyLines

Type: boolean
Default: false

Also indent empty lines.

Related

• indent-string-cli - CLI for this module
• strip-indent - Strip leading whitespace from every line in a string

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