array_fill

array_fill

Fill an array with values

array **array_fill** int $start_index int $count mixed $value

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

start_indexThe first index of the returned array.

   If  is negative, 
   the first index of the returned array will be 
    and the following 
   indices will start from zero prior to PHP 8.0.0;
   as of PHP 8.0.0, negative keys are incremented normally
   (see ).
  `start_index``start_index`example

count Number of elements to insert. Must be greater than or equal to zero, and less than or equal to . 2147483647

valueValue to use for filling

Returns the filled array

Throws a if is out of range. ValueError``count

Voorbeeld: example

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

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

Voorbeeld: example with a negative start index

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

Array
(
    [-2] => pear
    [-1] => pear
    [0] => pear
    [1] => pear
)

Array
(
    [-2] => pear
    [0] => pear
    [1] => pear
    [2] => pear
)

Note that index is not present prior to PHP 8.0.0. -1

See also the
section of manual for a detailed explanation of negative keys. Arrays

array_fill_keys``str_repeat``range