how to get maximum value from array php

Question

How can I get the maximum distance from the array below? I am getting the following output when i try to print_r($data):

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [distance] => 1.7 km
            [time] => 3 mins
            [distance_value] => 1720
            [time_value] => 192
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [distance] => 4.2 km
            [time] => 10 mins
            [distance_value] => 4207
            [time_value] => 587
        )

)

I want to echo 4.2 km because it is the max distance in my array.

foreach ($delivery as $key => $value) {
    if($key==0) {
        $mysource = $pickup;
    } else {
        $mysource = $delivery[$key-1];
    }
    $data[$key] = $this->GetDrivingDistance($mysource,$value);
    if(!empty($data[$key])) {
        $dist += max($data[$key]['distance']); 
    }
}
echo $dist; exit();
print_r($data); exit();

@all answerers, beware that 4.2 km is a string, not float. Blind conversion gives unpredictable result! You need to convert it appropriately first. Check out my answer — Thamilhan
– Thamilhan, Commented Jan 10, 2017 at 5:24
@Thamilan Just use distance_value for sorting instead. As far as I can see it contains "distance" in meters as an integer. — ankr
– ankr, Commented Jan 10, 2017 at 12:29

Thamilhan · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10 05:16:48Z

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You can make use of built-in functions:

echo max(array_map('floatval',array_column($array, "distance")))." km";

Explanation:

array_column - converts your array to single dimensional
array_map - Apply float operation to the string. This is important since your string comparison compares two numbers wrongly. When float function is applied your km will be removed, so append later on.

Example for string:

11.7 is less than 4.2, because it compares first character and arranges by 1,2,3...

Output:

4.2 km

Note: This is suitable if all values are in km,if it is in other units, you need a workaround too!

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 5:16

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M A SIDDIQUI · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10 05:08:22Z

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<?php

$array = array
(
     array
        (
            "distance" => "1.7 km",
            "time" => "3 mins",
            "distance_value" => 1720,
            "time_value" => 192,
        ),

        array
        (
            "distance" => "4.2 km",
            "time" => "10 mins",
            "distance_value" => 4207,
            "time_value" => 587,
        )
);

$distance = [];
$i = 0;
foreach ($array as $distance_data) {
    $distance[] = (float)$distance_data["distance"];
    $i++;
}
$max_distnace = max($distance);
var_dump($max_distnace);

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 5:08

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Thamilhan Over a year ago

Are you sure you tested your code with dynamic values?

Ulugov · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10 05:24:52Z

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You can first sort the array by distance and get the required one:

$myArray = 
array (
    array
        (
            'distance' => '1.7 km',
            'time' => '3 mins',
            'distance_value' => 1720,
            'time_value' => 192,
        ),
    array
        (
            'distance' => '4.2 km',
            'time' => '10 mins',
            'distance_value' => 4207,
            'time_value' => 587,
        )

);

usort($myArray,function($a, $b) {
 return $b['distance_value'] - $a['distance_value'];
});

$maxDistance = $myArray[0];

echo $maxDistance['distance'];
// 4.2 km

edited Jan 10, 2017 at 5:24

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 5:14

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bansi Over a year ago

if you reverse the usort comparison, you don't need array_reverse usort($data, function ($a, $b){ return $b['distance_value'] - $a['distance_value'];}); and echo $data[0]['distance'];. Here is a demo

Thamilhan Over a year ago

Are you sure you tested your code with dynamic values?

Ulugov Over a year ago

distance and distance_value keep the same value. Using distance_value to compare more stable way I think. This code is tested.

parcel pik · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10 06:04:18Z

I get solution from below code..

foreach ($delivery as $key => $value) {
                        if($key==0){
                            $mysource = $pickup;
                        }else{
                            $mysource = $delivery[$key-1];
                        }
                        $data[$key] = $this->GetDrivingDistance($mysource,$value);
                        if(!empty($data[$key])){
                            $max = '-9999999 km'; //will hold max val
                            $found_item = null; //will hold item with max val;
                            foreach($data as $k=>$v)
                            {   
                                if($v['distance']>$max)
                                {
                                   $max = $v['distance'];
                                   $found_item = $v;
                                }
                            }                           
                        }
                    } 
                    $dist = $max;

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:29:19Z

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Thamilan's answer is the best, but as you're using CakePHP you can also use Hash::extract() if array_column() isn't available to you (i.e. you're using an older version of PHP) or if you need to use an array with deeper associations thanks to the Hash utility's path syntax:-

echo max(array_map('floatval', Hash::extract($array, 'distance'))) . ' km';

Here Hash::extract() is working like array_column() and converting your array to a single dimensional array.

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:29

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answered Jan 10, 2017 at 9:46

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ankr · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-10 12:27:08Z

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Sine this questions is tagged with CakePHP I though I'd give my solution using CakePHP Collection class:

use Cake\Collection\Collection;
(new Collection($data))->sortBy('distance_value')->first()['distance'];

Note that CakePHP has a utility function collection that can make this shorter:

collection($data)->sortBy('distance_value')->first()['distance']

answered Jan 10, 2017 at 12:27

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