how to get lowest value

[jayipee@gmail.com]

hi to all. can anybody help me figuring out how to get the minimum
value from this list.

log1 354
log2 232
log3 155

from the above list i want to have a return value "log3" since this is
the lowest value in the list.

I tried to use $test = min(array('log1 ' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =>
155));
but it returns only the value 155 and not log3

i would be very glad if someone can help me.

[Rik]

Re: how to get lowest value

jayipee@gmail.c om wrote:

hi to all. can anybody help me figuring out how to get the minimum
value from this list.
>
log1 354
log2 232
log3 155
>
from the above list i want to have a return value "log3" since this is
the lowest value in the list.
>
I tried to use $test = min(array('log1 ' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =>
155));
but it returns only the value 155 and not log3
>
i would be very glad if someone can help me.

$array = array('log1' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =155);
asort($array);
$min_key = reset(array_key s($array));

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus

[Geoff Muldoon]

Re: how to get lowest value

luiheidsgoeroe@ hotmail.com says...

jayipee@gmail.c om wrote:

hi to all. can anybody help me figuring out how to get the minimum
value from this list.

log1 354
log2 232
log3 155

from the above list i want to have a return value "log3" since this is
the lowest value in the list.

I tried to use $test = min(array('log1 ' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =>
155));
but it returns only the value 155 and not log3

i would be very glad if someone can help me.

>
$array = array('log1' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =155);
asort($array);
$min_key = reset(array_key s($array));

or:

$log_array = array("log1"=>3 54, "log3"=>155 , "log2"=>232 );
arsort($log_arr ay);
$log_array = array_flip($log _array);
echo array_pop($log_ array);

Geoff M

[Rik]

Re: how to get lowest value

Geoff Muldoon wrote:

luiheidsgoeroe@ hotmail.com says...

>jayipee@gmail.c om wrote:

>>hi to all. can anybody help me figuring out how to get the minimum
>>value from this list.
>>>
>>log1 354
>>log2 232
>>log3 155
>>>
>>from the above list i want to have a return value "log3" since this
>>is the lowest value in the list.
>>>
>>I tried to use $test = min(array('log1 ' =354,'log2' =232,'log3'
>>=155));
>>but it returns only the value 155 and not log3
>>>
>>i would be very glad if someone can help me.

>>
>$array = array('log1' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =155);
>asort($array );
>$min_key = reset(array_key s($array));

>
or:
>
$log_array = array("log1"=>3 54, "log3"=>155 , "log2"=>232 );
arsort($log_arr ay);
$log_array = array_flip($log _array);
echo array_pop($log_ array);

In most cases, yes.
Now try:
$log_array = array("log1"=>3 54, "log3"=>nul l, "log2"=>232 );

You can see why I'm a bit reluctant to use values as the keys.

Grtz,
--
Rik Wasmus

[Geoff Berrow]

Re: how to get lowest value

Message-ID: <82c52$45358556 $8259c69c$21674 @news2.tudelft. nlfrom Rik
contained the following:

>i would be very glad if someone can help me.

>
>$array = array('log1' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =155);
>asort($array );
>$min_key = reset(array_key s($array));

Sounds like a homework question.

Homeworky answer:

$array = array('log0'=>2 33,'log1' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =255);
$count=1;
foreach($array as $key=>$value){
if($count==1 ){
$low_val =$value;
$low_key=$key;
}
elseif($value<$ low_val){
$low_val =$value;
$low_key=$key;
}
$count++;
}
echo "$low_key =$low_val";

How to handle null values and duplicates left as an exercise. :-)
--
Regards,

Geoff Berrow

[Kimmo Laine]

Re: how to get lowest value

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hi to all. can anybody help me figuring out how to get the minimum
value from this list.
>
log1 354
log2 232
log3 155
>
from the above list i want to have a return value "log3" since this is
the lowest value in the list.
>
I tried to use $test = min(array('log1 ' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =>
155));
but it returns only the value 155 and not log3

$array = array('log1' =354,'log2' =232,'log3' =155);
$test1 = array_search(mi n($array), $array);
$test2 = array_keys($arr ay, min($array));

The difference between aray_search and array_keys is that _keys returns an
array of keys for matching elements. That means if several minimum values
are found, all matching elements are returned. Array_search just returns the
first.

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