Declare array filled with zeroes PHP

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Please bare with my I'm used in C++. I want to use an array in PHP (with variable size) but it must be filled with zeroes uppon declaration. I know that I shouldn't "declare" variables and arrays in PHP but I need it filled before use.

$counter[] = {0}; Sends out an "unexpected '{' in line 53" error although this would perfectly work in C++. I had wrote that code in another server and it worked perfectly (in PHP) but it stoped working when I moved the files. What can I use for similar results?

C++ !== PHP - Perhaps consider using array_fill() to create it? — Mark Baker
– Mark Baker, Commented Sep 19, 2017 at 16:26
I don't believe {0} has ever been valid syntax in PHP - just 0 should do the job. Or use array_fill, as @MarkBaker says. — iainn
– iainn, Commented Sep 19, 2017 at 16:27

Crawdingle · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-19 16:27:43Z

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You can use array_fill - http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-fill.php

EG:

$counter = array_fill(0,5,0);

5 being the amount of 0's you want.

answered Sep 19, 2017 at 16:27

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Frank Fourlas Over a year ago

The problem with array_fill is that you need to declare an ammount of "0's" you want. I need a variable size array that by default has the value 0 in it. Of course it might be the case with PHP that every array is filled with 0's and not NULL's like C++ but I'm not sure.

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