# ARSET

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  "title": "ARSET",
  "description": "Sets one or more contiguous values starting at an index in an array.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"key_spec_index":0,"name":"key","type":"key"},{"name":"index","type":"integer"},{"multiple":true,"name":"value","type":"string"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "ARSET key index value [value ...]",
  "complexity": "O(N) where N is the number of values",
  "group": "array",
  "command_flags": ["WRITE","DENYOOM","FAST"],
  "acl_categories": ["ARRAY"],
  "since": "8.8.0",
  "arity": -4,
  "key_specs": [{"begin_search":{"index":{"pos":1}},"find_keys":{"range":{"lastkey":0,"limit":0,"step":1}},"flags":["RW","UPDATE"]}],
  "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"required-arguments","title":"Required arguments"},{"id":"examples","title":"Examples"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}

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```Sets one or more contiguous values starting at an index in an array.

## Required arguments

<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary>

The name of the key that holds the array.

</details>

<details open><summary><code>index</code></summary>

The zero-based integer index at which to start writing. When multiple values are provided, they are stored at consecutive indices starting from `index`.

</details>

<details open><summary><code>value</code></summary>

One or more string values to store at consecutive indices beginning at `index`. The number of new (previously empty) slots filled is returned.

</details>

## Examples


ARSET myarray 0 "hello"
ARGET myarray 0
ARSET myarray 2 "a" "b" "c"
ARGET myarray 2
ARGET myarray 4


## Return information

**RESP2:**

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): Number of new slots that were set (previously empty).

**RESP3:**

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): Number of new slots that were set (previously empty).