Assign single value to multiple keys?

[arnage]

How to assign single value to multiple linear keys?

For example, this is perfectly wrong:

    $array = array(
        array(range(1, 5) => 'one'), // also: range(1, 5) => 'one',
        6 => 'two',
        7 => 'three',
        ); 

Im getting the PHP Warning: Illegal offset type

[kevk3v]

I dont think you can do that?
I would do

$val = 'one';
$arr = array(
  '1' => $val,
  '2' => $val
); 

[arnage]

But thats the thing which i would like to avoid if is possible.

[GumSlone]

make a custom function
like:

function custom_arr($start, $end, $value)
{
  for($i=$start;$i<=$end;$i++){$a[$i]=$value;}
  return $a;
}
$arr = array( 
        6 => 'two', 
        7 => 'three'
        ); 
$arr = array_merge($arr, custom_arr(1, 5, 'one')); 

[CreativityKills]

I don't know what you are trying to achieve but I've always said this, if it feels like you're forcing codes, then you're probably doing something wrong.

[arnage]

make a custom function
like:

function custom_arr($start, $end, $value)
{
  for($i=$start;$i<=$end;$i++){$a[$i]=$value;}
  return $a;
}
$arr = array( 
        6 => 'two', 
        7 => 'three'
        ); 
$arr = array_merge($arr, custom_arr(1, 5, 'one')); 

Thanks, good idea.

I don't know what you are trying to achieve but I've always said this, if it feels like you're forcing codes, then you're probably doing something wrong.

Just to try to avoid listing each key for the same value. Like when assigning multiple values for one key only the opposite,

$set = array(
    'var' => array(5, 6, 7, 8, 9),
    'showshout' => 1,
    'csses' => array(
        array('wapforum' => 'Theme Black'), 
        array('wapforums' => 'Theme White'), 
        array('basicblack' => 'Basic Black'), 
        array('basicwhite' => 'Basic White')
    ),
    'default_css' => 'wapforum',
); 

[DRX]

make a custom function
like:

function custom_arr($start, $end, $value)
{
  for($i=$start;$i<=$end;$i++){$a[$i]=$value;}
  return $a;
}
$arr = array( 
        6 => 'two', 
        7 => 'three'
        ); 
$arr = array_merge($arr, custom_arr(1, 5, 'one')); 

your custom function custom_arr() is similar to default array_fill(startkey, num, value)
PHP: array_fill - Manual

[Ghost]

array_fill_keys() is pretty much the same also.

<?php
$keys = array(4, 5, 6, 7);
$a = array_fill_keys($keys, 'banana');
print_r($a);
?>
///
///
///

The above example will output:
Array
(
[4] => banana
[5] => banana
[6] => banana
[7] => banana
)

PHP: array_fill_keys - Manual

[arnage]

Thanks guys.
First i toke Gum's function just instead array_merge i use + because it messed keys, now its like this.

    $array = array_fill_keys(range(1, 5), 'one');
    $array += array(
        6 => 'two',
        7 => 'three',
        9 => 'four'
    ); 

[Ghost]

your welcome buddy, code looks slicker too ;)

[arnage]

Yep. Or it can be written like this also.

    $array = array_fill_keys(range(1, 5), 'one')
    + array(
        6 => 'two',
        7 => 'three',
        9 => 'four'
    );