array_fill

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

array_fill -- Fill an array with values

Description

array array_fill ( int start_index, int num, mixed value)

array_fill() fills an array with num entries of the value of the value parameter, keys starting at the start_index parameter. Note that num must be a number greater than zero, or PHP will throw a warning.

Example 1. array_fill() example

<?php $a = array_fill(5, 6, 'banana'); print_r($a); ?>

$a now is:

Array ( [5] => banana [6] => banana [7] => banana [8] => banana [9] => banana [10] => banana )

See also str_repeat() and range().

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