(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
array_fill — Fill an array with values
Fills an array with num entries of the value of the value parameter, keys starting at the start_index parameter.
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).
Number of elements to insert. Must be greater than zero.
Value to use for filling
Returns the filled array
Throws a E_WARNING if num is less than one.
Example #1 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 )
See also the Arrays section of manual for a detailed explanation of negative keys.