PHP Function array_fill()

Syntax

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

Definition and Usage

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

Paramters

Parameter	Description
start_index	The first index of the returned array
num	Number of elements to insert
value	Values to use filling

Return Values

Returns the filled array

Example

Try out following example:

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

This will produce following result:

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