l_value``.

Parameters
----------
a : MaskedArray or array_like
    An input object.
fill_value : array_like, optional.
    Can be scalar or non-scalar. If non-scalar, the
    resulting filled array should be broadcastable
    over input array. Default is None.

Returns
-------
a : ndarray
    The filled array.

See Also
--------
compressed

Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> import numpy.ma as ma
>>> x = ma.array(np.arange(9).reshape(3, 3), mask=[[1, 0, 0],
...                                                [1, 0, 0],
...                                                [0, 0, 0]])
>>> x.filled()
array([[999999,      1,      2],
       [999999,      4,      5],
       [     6,      7,      8]])
>>> x.filled(fill_value=333)
array([[333,   1,   2],
       [333,   4,   5],
       [  6,   7,   8]])
>>> x.filled(fill_value=np.arange(3))
array([[0, 1, 2],
       [0, 4, 5],
       [6, 7, 8]])

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