Creating a two dimensions array with PHP

Published on 2021-12-30 • Modified on 2021-12-30

In this snippet, we see how to create a two dimensions array with PHP. Of course, we can make loops with the range() function but we use a one-liner here with array_fill(). In this case, we have a "square"; if you want another size, the first count is the height while the second one is the array width. Note that the snippet on the PHP website is 17 years old as I write theses lines!

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<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Controller\Snippet;

/**
 * I am using a PHP trait to isolate each snippet in a file.
 * This code should be called from a Symfony controller extending AbstractController (as of Symfony 4.2)
 * or Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller (Symfony <= 4.1).
 * Services are injected in the main controller constructor.
 */
trait Snippet181Trait
{
    public function snippet181(): void
    {
        $array = array_fill(1, 4, array_fill(1, 4, ''));
        var_dump($array);

        // That's it! 😁
    }
}

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<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Tests\Integration\Controller\Snippets;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\KernelTestCase;

/**
 * @see Snippet181Trait
 */
final class Snippet181Test extends KernelTestCase
{
    /**
     * @see Snippet181Trait::snippet181
     */
    public function testSnippet181(): void
    {
        $array = array_fill(1, 4, array_fill(1, 4, ''));
        self::assertCount(4, $array);
        self::assertCount(4, $array[1]);
        self::assertCount(4, $array[2]);
        self::assertCount(4, $array[3]);
        self::assertCount(4, $array[4]);
    }
}

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