docs: @Deprecated
      final static public void leftPad(StringBuffer buf, String s, int desiredLength) {
          int actualLen = 0;
          if (s != null) {
              actualLen = s.length();
          }
          if (actualLen < desiredLength) {
              spacePad(buf, desiredLength - actualLen);
          }
          if (s != null) {
              buf.append(s);
          }
      }