# Pad

Pad an array to a given number of items with a value. By default the value is null, but you can specify it as the second parameter.

```yaml
epic_meal_time:
  - jack daniels
  - bacon strips
```

::tabs

::tab antlers
```antlers
{{ epic_meal_time | pad(4, "bacon strips") }}
    {{ value }}
{{ /epic_meal_time }}
```
::tab blade
```blade
<?php
  $meals = Statamic::modify($epic_meal_time)
    ->pad(4, 'bacon strips')
    ->fetch();
?>

@foreach ($meals as $meal)
  {{ $meal }}
@endforeach
```
::

```html
jack daniels
bacon strips
bacon strips
bacon strips
```