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<h1 class="refname">array_fill</h1>
<p class="verinfo">(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)</p><p class="refpurpose"><span class="refname">array_fill</span> — <span class="dc-title">Fill an array with values</span></p>
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<div class="refsect1 description" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-description">
<h3 class="title">Description</h3>
<div class="methodsynopsis dc-description">
<span class="type">array</span> <span class="methodname"><strong>array_fill</strong></span>
( <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$start_index</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type">int</span> <code class="parameter">$num</code></span>
, <span class="methodparam"><span class="type"><a href="language.pseudo-types.html#language.types.mixed" class="type mixed">mixed</a></span> <code class="parameter">$value</code></span>
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<p class="para rdfs-comment">
Fills an array with
<em><code class="parameter">num</code></em> entries of the value of the
<em><code class="parameter">value</code></em> parameter, keys starting at the
<em><code class="parameter">start_index</code></em> parameter.
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<div class="refsect1 parameters" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-parameters">
<h3 class="title">Parameters</h3>
<p class="para">
<dl>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">start_index</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
The first index of the returned array.
</p>
<p class="para">
If <em><code class="parameter">start_index</code></em> is negative,
the first index of the returned array will be
<em><code class="parameter">start_index</code></em> and the following
indices will start from zero
(see <a href="function.array-fill.html#function.array-fill.example.basic" class="link">example</a>).
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</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">num</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
Number of elements to insert.
Must be greater than zero.
</p>
</dd>
</dt>
<dt>
<span class="term"><em><code class="parameter">value</code></em></span>
<dd>
<p class="para">
Value to use for filling
</p>
</dd>
</dt>
</dl>
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<div class="refsect1 returnvalues" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-returnvalues">
<h3 class="title">Return Values</h3>
<p class="para">
Returns the filled array
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<div class="refsect1 errors" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-errors">
<h3 class="title">Errors/Exceptions</h3>
<p class="para">
Throws a <strong><code>E_WARNING</code></strong> if <em><code class="parameter">num</code></em> is
less than one.
</p>
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<div class="refsect1 examples" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-examples">
<h3 class="title">Examples</h3>
<p class="para">
<div class="example" id="function.array-fill.example.basic">
<p><strong>Example #1 <span class="function"><strong>array_fill()</strong></span> example</strong></p>
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<div class="phpcode"><code><span style="color: #000000">
<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br />$a </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">array_fill</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">5</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">6</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'banana'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">$b </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">array_fill</span><span style="color: #007700">(-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">4</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'pear'</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">print_r</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$a</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">print_r</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$b</span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
</span>
</code></div>
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<div class="example-contents"><p>The above example will output:</p></div>
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<div class="cdata"><pre>
Array
(
[5] => banana
[6] => banana
[7] => banana
[8] => banana
[9] => banana
[10] => banana
)
Array
(
[-2] => pear
[0] => pear
[1] => pear
[2] => pear
)
</pre></div>
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<div class="refsect1 notes" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-notes">
<h3 class="title">Notes</h3>
<p class="para">
See also the <a href="language.types.array.html" class="link">Arrays</a>
section of manual for a detailed explanation of negative keys.
</p>
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<div class="refsect1 seealso" id="refsect1-function.array-fill-seealso">
<h3 class="title">See Also</h3>
<p class="para">
<ul class="simplelist">
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.array-fill-keys.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">array_fill_keys()</a> - Fill an array with values, specifying keys</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.str-repeat.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">str_repeat()</a> - Repeat a string</span></li>
<li class="member"> <span class="function"><a href="function.range.html" class="function" rel="rdfs-seeAlso">range()</a> - Create an array containing a range of elements</span></li>
</ul>
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