Re: str_pad() proposed changes

I never use the padding, although I use the trimming. Couldn't you actually still add backwards compatibility (if necessary) by adding a default case for the type if it is left blank? It'd probably be sloppy, but something like: string str_pad(string $str, int $x, int $type = NONE) { if ($type == NONE) { // current string pad goes here } else { // new string pad goes here } } Or there could always be a new name for the function, like string_pad(). -- Matthew Leverton - matthew@aeroinc.net - http://www.allegro.cc -----Original Message----- From: Andrei Zmievski <andrei@ispi.net> To: PHP List <php-general@lists.php.net> Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:26 PM Subject: [PHP] str_pad() proposed changes >How many people use str_pad() function? > >I realized that currently it only pads on the left or on the right. I'd >like to enhance it to be able to pad on both sides as well. It would >look something like: > >$string = str_pad($string, 10, STR_PAD_RIGHT); >$string = str_pad($string, 10, STR_PAD_LEFT); >$string = str_pad($string, 10, STR_PAD_BOTH); > >Unfortunately, it's incompatible with the current version which looks >like: > >$string = str_pad($string, 10); >$string = str_pad($string, -10); > >So, that's why I wanted to know if I can go ahead and break it. The >function isn't even documented yet.. > >-Andrei > >The Heineken Uncertainty Principle: > You can never be sure how many beers you had last night. > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net >For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net >To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >