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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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