PHP Functions Essential Reference

str_pad

string str_pad(string string, int length, [string pad_string] 
[int pad_end]) 

string	String to be padded
length	Desired string length
pad_string	String to use for padding
pad_end	Flag that controls whether right, left, or both ends of the string are padded

Pads a string with arbitrary characters.

Returns:

String; NULL on error

Description:

str_pad() is used to pad a string to length length using the characters in pad_string . If pad_string is not specified, spaces are used.

When more than one character is used for pad_string , the padding is generated by repeating the pad_string from left to right until the desired length is reached. Any extra characters are truncated.

If the amount of padding specified is less than the length ...