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%% padcount.dtx  (with options: `package')
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%% This work consists of padcount.dtx, padcount.ins, and
%% derived files padcount.sty and padcount.pdf.

\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1999/12/01]
\ProvidesPackage{padcount}[2018/05/04 v1.0 Pad numbers with arbitrary characters]
\newcount\pad@charcount%
\def\pad@expandloop#1{%
\pad@xloop#1\relax
}
\def\pad@xloop#1{%
\ifx\relax#1%
\else%
\advance\pad@charcount by1%
\expandafter\pad@xloop%
\fi%
}%
\def\pad@countchar#1{%
\pad@charcount=0%
\expandafter\expandafter\pad@expandloop{#1}%
}%
\newcount\pad@tmp%
\newcount\pad@tmpi%
\newcount\pad@num\pad@num=2%
\def\pad@char{0}%
\def\padnum#1{%
\edef\pad@yy{#1}%
\expandafter\pad@countchar{\pad@yy}%
\pad@tmp=\pad@charcount%
\multiply\pad@tmp by-1%
\advance\pad@tmp by\pad@num%
\pad@tmpi=0%
\ifnum\pad@tmp>0%
\loop%
\ifnum\pad@tmpi<\pad@tmp%
\pad@char%
\advance\pad@tmpi by1%
\repeat%
\fi%
\leavevmode#1%
}%
\def\setpadnum#1{\pad@num=#1}%
\def\setpadchar#1{\def\pad@char{#1}}%
\endinput
%%
%% End of file `padcount.sty'.
