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<refentry id="function.array-fill">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>array_fill</refname>
  <refpurpose>Fill an array with values</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1>
  <title>Description</title>
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>array_fill</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>start_index</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>num</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>array_fill</function> fills an array with
   <parameter>num</parameter> entries of the value of the
   <parameter>value</parameter> parameter, keys starting at the
   <parameter>start_index</parameter> parameter.  Note that <parameter>
   num</parameter> must be a number greater than zero, or PHP will throw
   a warning.
  </para>
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>array_fill</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$a = array_fill(5, 6, 'banana');
print_r($a);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    <para>
     <varname>$a</varname> now is:
    </para>
    <screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [5]  => banana
    [6]  => banana
    [7]  => banana
    [8]  => banana
    [9]  => banana
    [10] => banana
)
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
  <para>
   See also <function>str_repeat</function> and
   <function>range</function>.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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