array_fill
    (PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)
array_fill -- Fill an array with values
Description
array 
array_fill ( int start_index, int num, mixed value)
     array_fill() fills an array with
     num entries of the value of the
     value parameter, keys starting at the
     start_index parameter.  Note that 
     num must be a number greater than zero, or PHP will throw
     a warning.
    
     
Example 1. array_fill() example 
<?php $a = array_fill(5, 6, 'banana'); print_r($a); ?>
 |  
 
       $a now is:
       Array
(
    [5]  => banana
    [6]  => banana
    [7]  => banana
    [8]  => banana
    [9]  => banana
    [10] => banana
) |  
  | 
    
     See also str_repeat() and
     range().