simple php array key question i cannot figure out plz help!

[SKANK!!!!!]

$arr = array(1 => "rambow", 2 => "rambow", 3 => "popcorn", 4 => "rambow");

how do i make it in simpler format so i dont have to keep typing "rambow" for every number that => "rambow"

? cause theres a lot of "rambow" for a whole bunch of numbers. isnt there any easier way to do this?

[Simon Tite]

$arr = array_fill_keys(range(1,4), "rambow");
$arr[3] = "popcorn";

[ckurtz]

$arr = array(1 => "rambow", 2 => "rambow", 3 => "popcorn", 4 => "rambow");

how do i make it in simpler format so i dont have to keep typing "rambow" for every number that => "rambow"

? cause theres a lot of "rambow" for a whole bunch of numbers. isnt there any easier way to do this?

How many "rambow" do you want to add on your array? Is it (rambow) inserted on any value on the array? Is "rambow" in the array inserted randomly?

[diafol]

$arr = array_fill_keys(range(1,4), "rambow");
$arr[3] = "popcorn";

Nice.

[OS_dev]

<?php
$arrayFill = array();
$arrayFill["rambow"] = ":0:1:3:5:6:7:8:9:11:12:13:15:16:18:21:22:";
$arrayFill["popcorn"] = ":2:4:10:14:17:19:20:";
$default = "default";

$arr = array();
$totalLen = 22;
for($i = 0; $i < $totalLen; $i++)
{
    $fillvalue = "";
    foreach($arrayFill as $key=>$value)
    {
        if(strpos($value, ":" . $i . ":") === false) continue;

        $fillvalue = $key;
    }

    $arr[$i] = trim($fillvalue) == ""?$default:$fillvalue;
}
?>

[OS_dev]

or better yet

<?php
$arrayFill = array();
$arrayFill["popcorn"] = ":2:4:10:14:17:19:20:";
$default = "rambow";

$arr = array();
$totalLen = 22;
for($i = 0; $i < $totalLen; $i++)
{
    $fillvalue = "";
    foreach($arrayFill as $key=>$value)
    {
        if(strpos($value, ":" . $i . ":") === false) continue;

        $fillvalue = $key;
    }

    $arr[$i] = trim($fillvalue) == ""?$default:$fillvalue;
}
?>