New to coding in general, Array question

[Hasheem]

Sorry for the non code lingo, but I am wondering if I can pull a word from an array and use it to get a value from another array.

 

I am making a simple dodgeball game engine. I want the coaches strategy to pick a certain attribute to base who to throw to. Here is the team array:

 

//silverbacks

2=>array(

'team_id'=>2,

'name'=>'Silverbacks',

'script'=>'<img src="Team Names Small-14.png" alt="Silverbacks" height="25" width="100">',

'primary color'=> '#4E5A5C',

'secondary color'=> '#C5CDCF',

'coach'=>array(

'name'=>'Baldwin',

'strategies'=>array(

'pick_thrower'=>'worst',

'attribute'=>'rating',  <--This is the attribute the coach will use to pick the best player

'pick_dodger'=>'worst',

'dattribute'=>'dodging',

),

),

'players'=>array(

7=>array(

'player_id'=>7,

'name'=>'Carter',

'catching'=>34,

'throwing'=>49,

'dodging'=>21,

'rating'=>65, <-- This is the players rating, is there way to pull this value by having the same word 'rating' in each array, or will I have to do it another way?

'loyalty'=>32,

'speed'=>4.1,

'school'=>'Wheatfield',

'position'=>'C',

'number'=>0,

),

6=>array(

'player_id'=>6,

'name'=>'Arthur',

'catching'=>32,

'throwing'=>35,

'dodging'=>57,

'rating'=>23,

'loyalty'=>92,

'speed'=>4.8,

'school'=>'U. Valley',

'position'=>'R',

'number'=>14,

),

8=>array(

'player_id'=>8,

'name'=>'Kenneth',

'catching'=>34,

'throwing'=>89,

'dodging'=>36,

'rating'=>56,

'loyalty'=>88,

'speed'=>4.8,

'school'=>'U. Valley',

'position'=>'L',

'number'=>2,

),

9=>array(

'player_id'=>9,

'name'=>'S. Salazar',

'catching'=>66,

'throwing'=>54,

'dodging'=>53,

'rating'=>30,

'loyalty'=>76,

'speed'=>5.3,

'school'=>'Sanchito',

'position'=>'R',

'number'=>11,

),

10=>array(

'player_id'=>10,

'name'=>'Sanchito',

'catching'=>30,

'throwing'=>91,

'dodging'=>98,

'rating'=>65,

'loyalty'=>45,

'speed'=>5.5,

'school'=>'Puerto Rico',

'position'=>'L',

'number'=>16,

),

),

)

 

);

 

Thanks alot!

[Hasheem]

Here is my attempt, 

function get_thrower_strategy($strategy, $players) {

$attribute = $coach['strategies']['attribute'][0];
if($strategy == 'best'):
$best_throw_rating = 0; 
foreach($players as $player):
if($player[$attribute] >= $best_throw_rating):
$throwing_player = $player;
$best_throw_rating = $player[$attribute]; 
endif;
endforeach;
elseif($strategy == 'worst'):
$worst_throw_rating = 100; 
foreach($players as $player):
if($player[$attribute] < $worst_throw_rating):
$throwing_player = $player;
$worst_throw_rating = $player[$attribute]; 
endif;
endforeach;
else:


endif;


return $player;
}

Edited June 3, 2014 by mac_gyver
code tags please

[mac_gyver]

Please use the forum's

bbcode tags (the edit form's <> button) around code when posting it in the forum. i edited your post above. this makes it easier to read code.

 

it would help if you reposted your sample data, but use var_export() on it so that someone could copy it as runnable php code.