Static Array declaration within class PHP5

Hello I'm trying to create a public static array within a class.(PHP5). First - the following fails: class yadayada { public static $tester[0]="something"; public static $tester[1]="something 1"; Second - However the following works: class yadayada { public static $tester = array (0 => "something", 1 >="something 1"); My question is this: I have an array that has about some 150 different values and using the second example would get very very messy, is there another method of doing this ? The first example(which fails) is the cleanest, is there anything I can do ? Thank you