PHP array_fill()

The array_fill() method is used to fill an array with values. This function creates a custom array with a given pre-filled value.

Syntax

array_fill($start_index, $number_elements, $values)

The array_fill() function has three required parameters:

• $start_index: This parameter specifies the first index of the returned array.
• $number_elements: This parameter refers to the number of elements to insert into the array.
• $values: Specifies the values to be used to fill the array.

The array_fill() function returns a filled array.

Example

The following example uses the array_fill() function to add 3 elements of 'coffee' starting from index 5, to the indexed array $drink:

<?php
    $drink = array_fill(5, 3, 'coffee');
    print_r($drink);
?>

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The example will result in the following output:

Array (
[5] => coffee
[6] => coffee
[7] => coffee
)

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