array help

[iarnazca]

I want to return the array with the highest value.

 

<?php

$vote['john'] = 1
$vote['james'] = 1

$vote['john'] = $vote['john'] + 1 ;

$max = max($vote) ;

echo " " . $vote['$max'] . " " ;

?>

 

How do I get it to output "john" instead?

[Zyx]

Have you checked, what max() function returns? It returns the maximum value, not the index of this value in the array, so the conclusion is simple: you have to find another way. Have you thought of writing the maximum value searching algorithm yourself, so that you could program it to find the index, too. I won't give you a ready code - try to write it yourself. It's very easy: just scan the array, store the current maximum value in some extra variable and if you find a greater one, update it. At the same time, remember the index in another variable and that's all.

[iarnazca]

Thanks for the reply.

 

I know what max() does.  I was saying that it doesn't do what I want it to and asking for direction on what to use to get what I want.