/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
 
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
 
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class Ideone
{
	public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
	{
    int goal = 8 ; 
    String input = "apple" ;
    int length = input.length() ;
    String output = "*".repeat( goal - length ).concat( input ) ;
 
	    System.out.println( "output: " + output ) ;
	}
}

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