note 55674 added to function.str-pad

I wrote these 3 functions that live in a library i include in every programme. I find them useful, and the syntax is easy. <?php $str = "test"; function str_pad_right ( $string , $padchar , $int ) { $i = strlen ( $string ) + $int; $str = str_pad ( $string , $i , $padchar , STR_PAD_RIGHT ); return $str; } function str_pad_left ( $string , $padchar , $int ) { $i = strlen ( $string ) + $int; $str = str_pad ( $string , $i , $padchar , STR_PAD_LEFT ); return $str; } function str_pad_both ( $string , $padchar , $int ) { $i = strlen ( $string ) + ( $int * 2 ); $str = str_pad ( $string , $i , $padchar , STR_PAD_BOTH ); return $str; } echo str_pad_left ( $str , "-" , 3 ); // Produces: ---test echo str_pad_right ( $str , "-" , 3 ); // Produces: test--- echo str_pad_both ( $str , "-" , 3 ); // Produces: ---test--- ?> Hope this can help someone! ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.str-pad.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+55674 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55674&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55674&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55674&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55674&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55674&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+55674&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+55674&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php