array_pad() function in php

array_pad() function of PHP is used to add a certain number of items to the existing array with a user define value and return a new array. It is an inbuilt function of PHP.

Syntax:

here,

• $array is a PHP array.
• $size is the number of elements to the new array.
• $value is the value of the new inserted elements.

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Example 1:

<?php
$arr=array("Apple","Mango","Grapes");
$result=array_pad($arr,6,"pear");
echo "<pre>";
print_r($result);
?>

Output:

Example 2:

<?php
// array_pad() function with associative array
$arr=array("fruit1"=>"Apple","fruit2"=>"Mango","fruit3"=>"Grapes");
$result=array_pad($arr,6,"pear");
echo "<pre>";
print_r($result);
?>

Output: