array_pad
    (PHP 4 , PHP 5)
array_pad -- 
     Pad array to the specified length with a value
    
Description
array 
array_pad ( array input, int pad_size, mixed pad_value)
     array_pad() returns a copy of the
     input 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.
    
     
Example 1. array_pad() example 
<?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 ?>
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     See also array_fill() and
     range().