proc parray {a {pattern *}} {
    upvar 1 $a array
    if {![array exists array]} {
        return -code error "\"$a\" isn't an array"
    }
    set maxl 0
    set names [lsort [array names array $pattern]]
    foreach name $names {
        if {[string length $name] > $maxl} {
            set maxl [string length $name]
        }
    }
    set maxl [expr {$maxl + [string length $a] + 2}]
    foreach name $names {
        set nameString [format %s(%s) $a $name]
        puts stdout [format "%-*s = %s" $maxl $nameString $array($name)]
    }
}