The Array Construct
The array
construct creates an array from the passed elements.
Elements can be of any type: strings, numbers, other arrays, etc.
The array is created with a zero index unless explicit keys are specified.
Syntax
array(value1, value2, ..., valueN);
Example
Let's create a simple array of numbers:
<?php
$res = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
print_r($res);
?>
Code execution result:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Example
Let's create an associative array with explicit keys:
<?php
$res = array(
'first' => 'a',
'second' => 'b',
'third' => 'c'
);
print_r($res);
?>
Code execution result:
['first' => 'a', 'second' => 'b', 'third' => 'c']
Example
Let's create an array with different data types:
<?php
$res = array('text', 123, true, array(1, 2, 3));
print_r($res);
?>
Code execution result:
['text', 123, true, [1, 2, 3]]
See Also
-
the
array_push
function,
which adds elements to the end of an array -
the
array_merge
function,
which merges arrays