Matlab (Packaged) function to zero pad arrays.
%% Add package to path (+function folder must be on path for import)
addpath('your_import_path/matlab_padarray/package/');
%% Import functions
import padarray_pkg.* ;
>> a = [1,2,3];
>> padarray_pkg.padarray(a, 5)
ans =
1 2 3 0 0
>> a = [1;2;3];
>> padarray_pkg.padarray(a, 5)
ans =
1
2
3
0
0