<?php $dogs = array('A' => 'C', 'B' => 'D', 'X' => 'Z'); $pups = array_pad($dogs, 5, 'mutt'); printf("right padding:%s", var_export($pups, TRUE)); $pups = array_pad($dogs, -5, 'mutt'); printf("left padding:%s", var_export($pups, TRUE)); printf("Dogs:%s", var_export($dogs, TRUE)); ?>