range
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
range — Create an array containing a range of elements
Description
range ( string|int|float $start , string|int|float $end [, int|float $step = 1 ] ) : array
Create an array containing a range of elements.
Parameters
-
start
-
First value of the sequence.
-
end
-
The sequence is ended upon reaching the
end
value. -
step
-
If a
step
value is given, it will be used as the increment between elements in the sequence.step
should be given as a positive number. If not specified,step
will default to 1.
Return Values
Returns an array of elements from start
to end
, inclusive.
Examples
Example #1 range() examples
<?php // array(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) foreach (range(0, 12) as $number) { echo $number; } // The step parameter // array(0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100) foreach (range(0, 100, 10) as $number) { echo $number; } // Usage of character sequences // array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i'); foreach (range('a', 'i') as $letter) { echo $letter; } // array('c', 'b', 'a'); foreach (range('c', 'a') as $letter) { echo $letter; } ?>
Notes
Note:
Character sequence values are limited to a length of one. If a length greater than one is entered, only the first character is used.
See Also
- shuffle() - Shuffle an array
- array_fill() - Fill an array with values
- foreach
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https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.range.php