How to find the maximum and minimum in an array
Short answer
max() and min() accept an array:
<?php
$numbers = [4, 9, 2, 7];
echo max($numbers), "\n";
echo min($numbers);Output:
9
2The key of the maximum
To learn which key holds the largest value, pass it to array_search():
<?php
$scores = ['Anna' => 82, 'Oleg' => 95, 'Ira' => 78];
echo array_search(max($scores), $scores);Output:
OlegFunctions used in this recipe
- max — Returns the largest of the given values.
- array_search — Searches an array for a value and returns its key.