PHP array_fill() Function

The PHP array_fill() function returns an array filled with specified value with specified number of times and the index of the array starts from specified index.

Syntax

array_fill(start_index, count, value)

Parameters

`start_index`	`Required.` Specify the staring index of the returned array.
`count`	`Required.` Specify the number of elements inserted.
`value`	`Required.` Specify the value to be inserted.

Return Value

Returns the filled array.

Exceptions

Throws E_WARNING, if count is less than zero.

Example:

The example below shows the usage of array_fill() function.

<?php
$Arr1 = array_fill(10, 5, "A");
$Arr2 = array_fill(-2, 5, 10);

print_r($Arr1);
echo "\n";
print_r($Arr2);
?>

The output of the above code will be:

Array
(
    [10] => A
    [11] => A
    [12] => A
    [13] => A
    [14] => A
)

Array
(
    [-2] => 10
    [-1] => 10
    [0] => 10
    [1] => 10
    [2] => 10
)

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