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#ifndef DUNE_COMMON_FILLED_ARRAY_HH
#define DUNE_COMMON_FILLED_ARRAY_HH

/** \file
    \brief Utility to generate an array with a certain value
 */

#include <array>
#include <cstddef>

namespace Dune
{
  /** @addtogroup Common

     @{
   */

  //! Return an array filled with the provided value.
  /**
   * \tparam n     Size of the returned array.
   * \tparam T     Value type of the returned array.  This is usually deduced
   *               from `t`.
   */
  template<std::size_t n, class T>
  std::array<T, n> filledArray(const T& t)
  {
    std::array<T, n> arr{};
    // this would be constexpr in c++17, `arr.fill(t)` is not
    for(auto &el : arr)
      el = t;
    return arr;
  }

  /** @} */

} // end namespace Dune

#endif // DUNE_COMMON_FILLED_ARRAY_HH
