Static Array declaration within class PHP5

["Marek" <marek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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