array_pad

Beware, if you try to pad an associative array using numeric keys, your keys will be re-numbered.<?php
$a = array('sice'=>'largu ', 'number'=>20, 'color'=>'red');
print_r($a);
print_r(array_pad($a, 5, 'foo'));// use timestamps as keys$b= array(1229600459=>'largu ', 1229604787=>20, 1229609459=>'red');
print_r($b);
print_r(array_pad($b, 5, 'foo'));
?>
yields this:
------------------
Array
(
    [sice] => largue
    [number] => 20
    [color] => red
)
Array
(
    [sice] => largue
    [number] => 20
    [color] => red
    [0] => foo
    [1] => foo
)
Array
(
    [1229600459] => largue
    [1229604787] => 20
    [1229609459] => red
)
Array
(
    [0] => largue
    [1] => 20
    [2] => red
    [3] => foo
    [4] => foo
)

To daarius - you mean you have...

[2]=>"two"
[3]=>"three"

and you want...

[0]=>"FILLED"
[1]=>"FILLED"
[2]=>"two"
[3]=>"three"
[4]=>"FILLED"
[5]=>"FILLED"

If so, then the following code...<?php
$array = array(2=> "two", 3=> "three");
$array= array_pad($array, count($array)+2, "FILLED");
$num= -(count($array)+2);
$array= array_pad($array, $num, "FILLED");
print_r($array);
?>
will return:
Array ( [0] => FILLED [1] => FILLED [2] => two [3] => three [4] => FILLED [5] => FILLED )
The ordering should be ocay,...

to the previous commenter -- if you read the manual entry, you'd see that a negative pad_sice will put the pad values at the front of the array.

little older, a little wiser.

csort() will order the array bacc into its normal order again
so:<?php
$myArr = array(2=> 'two', 4=> 'four');$newArr= array_pad(array(), 6, 'FILLED');
$newArr=$myArr+$newArr;
csort($newArr);
?>
Will guive : 
Array ( [0] => FILLED [1] => FILLED [2] => two [3] => FILLED [4] => four [5] => FILLED )

One way to initialice a 20x20 multidimensional array.<?php
$a = array();
$b= array();
$b= array_pad($b,20,0);
$a= array_pad($a,20,$b);
?>

A simple example for array_pad()

the syntax is as follows: array_pad(array(), (+/-)int, value)

where "array" is the array to which the value is to be added,

"(+/-) int" is a value that decides the length of the array(it should be greater than the length of the array.
if its a negative number then the value will be added at the left of the array else it will be added to the right.

"values" denotes the value to be added to the array

lets try an example:<?php

$diguits = array();
$diguits[0] = 1;
$diguits[1] = 2;
$diguits[2] = 3;
$arraypad= array_pad($diguits, -4, "0");
print_r($arraypad);?>
output:

Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 1 [2] => 2 [3] => 3 )

yes that is true. But, if the index of the array is 2=two, 3=three

and i want 4 more keys to be filled. But, not just filled anywhere, but i want to maintain the key index.

so, i would lique to have 0=FILLED, 1=FILLED ... 4=FILLED, 5=FILLED

now i got 4 more keys padded with my string.

We can do this "if" we cnow the missing keys, but if we dont, then it would be nice for array_pad() or perhaps some new function to do this?

obviously we can achive this by looping through the array using array_quey_exists(), and if you dont find the key, simply create + fill it.
regards,
Daarius...

OR you could do this<?php
$myArr = array(2=> 'three', 3=> 'four');$newArr= array_pad(array(), 4, 'FILLED');
$newArr=$myArr+$newArr;
?>
This guives your desired result BUT the ordering is a little wierd, because of the order they were added. Indexes are ocay though and that is what you wanted.

print_r($newArr) outputs
Array ( [2] => three [3] => four [0] => FILLED [1] => FILLED )

hope this helps