array_fill

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Fill an array with values

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

Fills an array with num entries of the value of the value parameter, keys starting at the start_index parameter.

Parameters:

start_index

The first index of the returned array.

If start_index is negative, the first index of the returned array will be start_index and the following indices will start from zero (see example).

num

Number of elements to insert. Must be greater than or equal to zero.

value

Value to use for filling

Returns:

Returns the filled array

Exception:

Throws a E_WARNING if num is less than zero.

Changelog:

5.6.0

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Examples:

array_fill() example

<?php
$a = array_fill(5, 6, 'banana');
$b = array_fill(-2, 4, 'pear');
print_r($a);
print_r($b);
?>

The above example will output:

Array
(
    [5]  => banana
    [6]  => banana
    [7]  => banana
    [8]  => banana
    [9]  => banana
    [10] => banana
)
Array
(
    [-2] => pear
    [0] => pear
    [1] => pear
    [2] => pear
)