This functions returns the input string padded on the left, the right, or both sides to the specified padding length. If the optional argument pad_string is not supplied, the input is padded with spaces, otherwise it is padded with characters from pad_string up to the limit.
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<?php $input = "Hello"; echo str_pad($input, 10); // produces "Hello " echo str_pad($input, 10, "-=", STR_PAD_LEFT); // produces "-=-=-Hello" echo str_pad($input, 10, "_", STR_PAD_BOTH); // produces "__Hello___" echo str_pad($input, 6 , "___"); // produces "Hello_" ?> |
