How can I format an integer to a specific length in javascript?

Question

I have a number in Javascript, that I know is less than 10000 and also non-negative. I want to display it as a four-digit number, with leading zeroes. Is there anything more e

Answer 1

I came looking for the answer, but I think this is a better functional approach (ES6):

const formatNumberToString = (num, minChars) => {
  return num.toString().length < minChars
   ? formatNumberToString(`0${num}`, minChars)
   : num.toString()
}
// formatNumberToString(12, 4) // "0012"
// formatNumberToString(12, 5) // "00012"
// formatNumberToString(1, 4) // "0001"
// formatNumberToString(1, 2) // "01"
// formatNumberToString(12, 2) // "12"
// formatNumberToString(12, 1) // "12"

also, this can be implemented just in one line