diff --git a/07 - Strings - Working With Text/src/stringPadding.java b/07 - Strings - Working With Text/src/stringPadding.java
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+//padding a String
+//Input: str = “PaddingString”, ch =’-‘, L = 20
+//Output:
+//Left Padding: -------PaddingString
+//Right Padding: PaddingString-------
+
+import java.lang.*; 
+import java.io.*; 
+
+public class padString { 
+
+	// Function to perform left padding 
+	public static String leftPadding(String input, char ch, int L) 
+	{ 
+		String result = String.format("%" + L + "s", input).replace(' ', ch); 
+		// Returning the result
+		return result; 
+	}
+
+	// Function to perform right padding 
+	public static String rightPadding(String input, char ch, int L) 
+	{
+		String result = String.format("%" + (-L) + "s", input).replace(' ', ch); 
+
+		// Returning the result
+		return result; 
+	} 
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) 
+	{ 
+
+		String str = "StringPadding"; 
+		char ch = '-'; 
+		int L = 20; 
+
+		System.out.println(leftPadding(str, ch, L)); 
+		System.out.println(centerPadding(str, ch, L));
+		System.out.println(rightPadding(str, ch, L)); 
+	} 
+}