PHP function array_fill() that fills an array with a given key value

Example

Fill the array with the given key value:

<?php
$a1=array_fill(3,4,"blue");
print_r($a1);
?>

Definition and usage

array_fill() function fills the array with the given key value.

Syntax

array_fill(index,number,value);

Parameters	Description
index	Required. Specifies the starting index of the returned array.
number	Required. Specifies the number of elements to fill. Its value must be greater than 0.
value	Required. Specifies the key values ​​used to populate the array.

Technical Details

Return value:	Returns the populated array.
PHP Version:	4.2+

Example

<?php 
$a=array_fill(2,3,"Dog"); 
print_r($a); 
?>

Output:

Array ( [2] => Dog [3] => Dog [4] => Dog )

can be filled with the following statements:

$abc=0;
for($i=0;$i<3;$i++) {
 for($j=0;$j<2;$j++) {
 $abc=$abc+1;
 $creation[$i][$j]=$abc;
 }
}

The result is:

Array
(
 [0] => Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => 2 )
 [1] => Array ( [0] => 3 [1] => 4 )
 [2] => Array ( [0] => 5 [1] => 6 )
)

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