How to multiply all array element at once without iteration in php? [duplicate]

function multiplyElements( $inElem ){
  return $inElem * n; // Where "n" is the number to multiply all elements by
}

$yourArray = array_map( 'multiplyElements' , $yourArray );

"might affect the performance" is not a valid reason to optimize. Make sure it does affect performance. If you are sure it negatively affects performance, consider using one of the Spl Data Structures

• http://de.php.net/manual/en/spl.datastructures.php
• http://matthewturland.com/2010/05/20/new-spl-features-in-php-5-3/

This would still leave you iterating, but for large datasets, those datastructures can make a difference in both execution speed and memory consumption.

There is an array_sum(), but not array multiplier function.

You will need to iterate (or use array_map(), which just abstracts the iteration from you).

I would also make sure your number doesn't overflow PHP's max integer size (check PHP_INT_MAX on your platform). You may need to use gcmul().

Well because of bunch of deleted answers, which were right ones.

1. You are going to have to iterate over the array somehow. Even using something like array_map() (see other two answers) causes PHP to iterate over the array internally.

2. The best way to optimize 25k iterations is to avoid such large numbers at all. Or at least place it in the background where performance wouldn't be significant.

3. If you came to that point anyway, the fastest way is a matter of test. it seems aaray_map is worst one.

Use the Nested function like below

function arrayFunc($e){
    if(is_array($e)) return array_map('arrayFunc', $e);
    else return $e; // Set your changes here for example change this line to : else return $e * 1000;
}
$array = arrayFunc($array);