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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.
</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="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>8.3.0</entry>
<entry>
Prior to 8.3, only 1048576 elements could be added at once.
Now it is limited only by the maximum size of an array instead.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</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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