Index: src/main/php/helpers/LoggerPatternConverter.php
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--- src/main/php/helpers/LoggerPatternConverter.php	(revision 912120)
+++ src/main/php/helpers/LoggerPatternConverter.php	(working copy)
@@ -19,22 +19,6 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * Array for fast space padding
- * Used by {@link LoggerPatternConverter::spacePad()}.	
- * 
- * @package log4php
- * @subpackage helpers
- */
-$GLOBALS['log4php.LoggerPatternConverter.spaces'] = array(
-	" ", // 1 space
-	"  ", // 2 spaces
-	"    ", // 4 spaces
-	"        ", // 8 spaces
-	"                ", // 16 spaces
-	"                                " ); // 32 spaces
-
-
-/**
  * LoggerPatternConverter is an abstract class that provides the formatting 
  * functionality that derived classes need.
  * 
@@ -89,9 +73,9 @@
 	public function format(&$sbuf, $e) {
 		$s = $this->convert($e);
 		
-		if($s == null or empty($s)) {
+		if(empty($s)) {
 			if(0 < $this->min) {
-				$this->spacePad($sbuf, $this->min);
+				$sbuf .= str_repeat(' ', $this->min);
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -101,38 +85,13 @@
 		if($len > $this->max) {
 			$sbuf .= substr($s , 0, ($len - $this->max));
 		} else if($len < $this->min) {
-			if($this->leftAlign) {		
-				$sbuf .= $s;
-				$this->spacePad($sbuf, ($this->min - $len));
+			if($this->leftAlign) {
+				$sbuf .= str_pad($s, $this->min, ' ', STR_PAD_RIGHT);
 			} else {
-				$this->spacePad($sbuf, ($this->min - $len));
-				$sbuf .= $s;
+				$sbuf .= str_pad($s, $this->min, ' ', STR_PAD_LEFT);
 			}
 		} else {
 			$sbuf .= $s;
 		}
-	}	
-
-	/**
-	 * Fast space padding method.
-	 *
-	 * @param string	&$sbuf	   string buffer
-	 * @param integer	$length	   pad length
-	 *
-	 * @todo reimplement using PHP string functions
-	 */
-	public function spacePad(&$sbuf, $length) {
-		while($length >= 32) {
-		  $sbuf .= $GLOBALS['log4php.LoggerPatternConverter.spaces'][5];
-		  $length -= 32;
-		}
-		
-		for($i = 4; $i >= 0; $i--) {	
-			if(($length & (1<<$i)) != 0) {
-				$sbuf .= $GLOBALS['log4php.LoggerPatternConverter.spaces'][$i];
-			}
-		}
-
-		// $sbuf = str_pad($sbuf, $length);
 	}
 }