PHP range() Function

Last Updated : 20 Jun, 2023

The range() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to create an array of elements of any kind such as integer, alphabets within a given range(from low to high) i.e, list’s first element is considered as low and last one is considered as high. Syntax:

array range(low, high, step)

Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as described below:

low: It will be the first value in the array generated by range() function.
high: It will be the last value in the array generated by range() function.
step: It is used when the increment used in the range and it’s default value is 1.

Return Value: It returns an array of elements from low to high. Examples:

Input : range(0, 6)
Output : 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Explanation: Here range() function print 0 to 
6 because the parameter of range function is 0 
as low and 6 as high. As the parameter step is 
not passed, values in the array are incremented 
by 1.

Input : range(0, 100, 10)
Output : 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
Explanation: Here range() function accepts 
parameters as 0, 100, 10 which are values of low, 
high, step respectively so it returns an array with 
elements starting from 0 to 100 incremented by 10.

Below programs illustrate range() function in PHP: Program 1:

PHP

<?php 
  
// creating array with elements from 0 to 6 
// using range function 
$arr = range(0,6); 
  
// printing elements of array 
foreach ($arr as $a) { 
      
    echo "$a "; 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Program 2:

PHP

<?php 
  
// creating array with elements from 0 to 100 
// with difference of 20 between consecutive  
// elements using range function 
$arr = range(0,100,20); 
  
// printing elements of array 
foreach ($arr as $a) { 
      
    echo "$a "; 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

0 20 40 60 80 100

Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Program 3:

PHP

<?php 
  
// creating array with elements from a to j 
// using range function 
$arr = range('a','j'); 
  
// printing elements of array 
foreach ($arr as $a) { 
      
    echo "$a "; 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

a b c d e f g h i j

Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Program 4:

PHP

<?php 
  
// creating array with elements from p to a 
// in reverse order using range function 
$arr = range('p','a'); 
  
// printing elements of array 
foreach ($arr as $a) { 
      
    echo "$a "; 
} 
  
?> 

Output:

p o n m l k j i h g f e d c b a

Time Complexity: O(n)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)

Reference: http://php.net/manual/en/function.range.php

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