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PHP Function array_pad()
Syntax
array_pad ( $array, $pad_size, $pad_value );
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Definition and Usage
Returns a copy of the array padded to size specified by pad_size with value pad_value.
If pad_size is positive then the array is padded on the right, if it's negative then on the left. If the absolute value of pad_size is less than or equal to the length of the input then no padding takes place. It is possible to add most 1048576 elements at a time.
Paramters
Parameter | Description |
array | Required.Specifies an array. |
pad_size | Required.Specifies the number of elements in the array returned from the function. |
pad_value | Required.Specifies the value of the new elements in the array returned from the function. |
Return Values
It returns the resulting array.
Example
Try out following example:
<?php
$array1=array("a"=>"Horse","b"=>"Cat","c"=>"Dog");
print_r(array_pad($array1,7, "COW"));
?>
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This will produce following result:
Array
(
[a] => Horse
[b] => Cat
[c] => Dog
[0] => COW
[1] => COW
[2] => COW
[3] => COW
)
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