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<refentry xml:id="function.array-pad" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>array_pad</refname>
  <refpurpose>Pad array to the specified length with a value</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>array_pad</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>array</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>length</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>array_pad</function> returns a copy of the
   <parameter>array</parameter> padded to size specified by
   <parameter>length</parameter> with value
   <parameter>value</parameter>. If
   <parameter>length</parameter> is positive then the array is
   padded on the right, if it's negative then on the left. If the
   absolute value of <parameter>length</parameter> is less than or
   equal to the length of the <parameter>array</parameter> then no
   padding takes place.
   It is possible to add at most 1048576 elements at a time.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>array</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Initial array of values to pad.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       New size of the array.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Value to pad if <parameter>array</parameter> is less than
       <parameter>length</parameter>.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns a copy of the <parameter>array</parameter> padded to size specified
   by <parameter>length</parameter> with value 
   <parameter>value</parameter>. If <parameter>length</parameter> is 
   positive then the array is padded on the right, if it's negative then 
   on the left. If the absolute value of <parameter>length</parameter> is less
   than or equal to the length of the <parameter>array</parameter> then no
   padding takes place.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>array_pad</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$input = array(12, 10, 9);

$result = array_pad($input, 5, 0);
// result is array(12, 10, 9, 0, 0)

$result = array_pad($input, -7, -1);
// result is array(-1, -1, -1, -1, 12, 10, 9)

$result = array_pad($input, 2, "noop");
// not padded
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>array_fill</function></member>
    <member><function>range</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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