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# array

array -- Create an array

## Description

`array array`(...);

Returns an array of the parameters. The parameters can be given an index with the `=>` operator.

> Note: array() is a language construct used to represent literal arrays, and not a regular function.

The following example demonstrates how to create a two-dimensional array, how to specify keys for associative arrays, and how to skip-and-continue numeric indices in normal arrays.

Example 1. array() example
    $fruits = array(
        "fruits"  => array("a"=>"orange","b"=>"banana","c"=>"apple"),
        "numbers" => array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6),
        "holes"   => array("first", 5 => "second", "third")
    );

See also: list().

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