$input
, int $pad_length
[, string $pad_string
= " "
[, int $pad_type
= STR_PAD_RIGHT
]] )
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.