FixedWidth

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
@Target({FIELD,METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface FixedWidth
```
The @FixedWidth annotation, along with the Parsed annotation, allows users to configure the length, alignment and padding of fields parsed/written using the FixedWidthParser and FixedWidthWriter
Commonly used for java beans processed using BeanProcessor and/or BeanWriterProcessor

See Also:

FixedWidthFields, FixedWidthParser, FixedWidthWriter, FixedWidthParserSettings, FixedWidthWriterSettings, BeanProcessor, BeanWriterProcessor

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`FieldAlignment`	`alignment`	Sets the alignment of the fixed-width field
`int`	`from`	Defines the starting position of the fixed-width field
`boolean`	`keepPadding`	Configures whether to retain the padding character when parsing values for this field (defaults to `false`)
`char`	`padding`	Sets the padding character of the fixed-width field
`int`	`to`	Defines the end position of the fixed-width field
`int`	`value`	Sets the length of the fixed-width field

- Element Detail
  - value
```
int value
```
    Sets the length of the fixed-width field
    
    Returns:
    
    length of the fixed-width field
    
    Default:
    
    -1
- - alignment
```
FieldAlignment alignment
```
    Sets the alignment of the fixed-width field
    
    Returns:
    
    alignment of the fixed-width field
    
    Default:
    
    com.univocity.parsers.fixed.FieldAlignment.LEFT
- - padding
```
char padding
```
    Sets the padding character of the fixed-width field
    
    Returns:
    
    padding of the fixed-width field
    
    Default:
    
    ' '
- - keepPadding
```
boolean keepPadding
```
    Configures whether to retain the padding character when parsing values for this field (defaults to false)
    
    Returns:
    
    flag indicating the padding character should be kept in the parsed value
    
    Default:
    
    false
- - from
```
int from
```
    Defines the starting position of the fixed-width field
    
    Returns:
    
    Defines the starting position of the fixed-width field
    
    Default:
    
    -1
- - to
```
int to
```
    Defines the end position of the fixed-width field
    
    Returns:
    
    Defines the end position of the fixed-width field
    
    Default:
    
    -1