(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
array_fill — Fill an array with values
Fills an array with num entries of the value of the value parameter, keys starting at the start_index parameter.
The first index of the returned array
Number of elements to insert
Values to use filling
Returns the filled array
Throws a E_WARNING if num is less than one.
Example#1 array_fill() example
<?php
$a = array_fill(5, 6, 'banana');
print_r($a);
?>
The above example will output:
Array ( [5] => banana [6] => banana [7] => banana [8] => banana [9] => banana [10] => banana )