PHP attribute of array value

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Apologies if this has been asked before but I dont know what the process is called so I dont know how to search for it...

I want to print out the name of the top scorer in an exam. I have built an array that returns the top score:

$tom = 90;
$dick = 80;
$harry = 70;

$n = array($tom, $dick, $harry);
arsort($n);
$keys = array_keys($n);

$top_score_1 = $n[$keys[0]];

echo $top_score_1; //prints 90

However I want it to print the name 'Tom' instead the score. How can I add each persons name to their score so that

echo $top_score_1; //prints Tom

Many thanks for any help,

P

You could make a multidimensional array, e.g. $arr = [["score" => 12, "name" = "xy"]...]; — Rizier123
– Rizier123, Commented Sep 20, 2015 at 20:45
slightly harder to sort multi dimensional arrays if you don't actually need the extra dimension — user557846
– user557846, Commented Sep 20, 2015 at 21:05

user557846 · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-20 20:46:32Z

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i restructured the array - hope that's ok

<?php
$tom = 90;
$dick = 80;
$harry = 70;

$n = array('tom'=>$tom, 'dick'=>$dick, 'harry'=>$harry);
arsort($n);

$first_key = key($n); //key returns the current key, which will just be the first key in this case

echo $first_key; //tom

answered Sep 20, 2015 at 20:46

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