How can i compare values within a multidimensional array - php

Question

I am developing a Bio-metric election system but i am facing problem regarding election results.
I got this array after executing a query.
Array
(
[paty1] => Array
(
[NA122] => stdClass Object
(
[count] => 2
)
[NA2] => stdClass Object
(
[count] => 0
)
[NA56] => stdClass Object
(
[count] => 1
)
)
[party2] => Array
(
[NA122] => stdClass Object
(
[count] => 0
)
[NA2] => stdClass Object
(
[count] => 0
)
[NA56] => stdClass Object
(
[count] => 0
)
)
)
This array is stored in $data and it can have unlimited indexes.
Now if count of [Paty1][NA122] is greater then count of [Party2][NA122] so i will declare Party1 win in NA122 and i have to compare it with n number of indexes.
e.g. there is another index pary3 so firstly I will compare count of [party1][NA122] with [party2][NA122] and then with [party3][NA122] and winner will be the one with greater count . Can you please help me??
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Try this:
foreach(current($Result) as $Const=>$val){
echo "Winner of Constituency '$Const': ". findWinner($Const,$Result).PHP_EOL;
}
function findWinner($Const, $Result){
$Max = 0;
$Winner = '';
foreach($Result as $Party => $ConstList){
if($ConstList[$Const]->count>$Max){
$Max = $ConstList[$Const]->count;
$Winner = $Party;
}
}
return $Winner;
}
Check live code here:
https://www.tehplayground.com/x5sPu7JxuexOdwU8

Answer 2

So you want to get the party with the max count for a given NA#.
You can use a function like this:
function maxParty($data, $na) {
$max = null;
foreach($data as $party => $values) {
if(is_null($max)) {
$max = $party;
continue;
} else {
if($values[$na]->count > $data[$max][$na]->count) {
$max = $party;
}
}
}
return $max;
}
Then you feed this function with a $data array and the NA# you want to calculate the max party with. For example
$winner = maxParty($data, 'NA122');
It will return the key for the winner party. I.e. "party1"

Answer 3

Do you mean something like this:
<?php
$data=getData();
$maxValue;
$maxKey;
foreach($data as $key => $paty)
if(!isset($maxValue) || $paty->count>$maxValue){
$maxValue=$paty->count;
$maxKey=$key;
}
echo "$maxValue $maxKey";
function getData(){
$a=array();
for($i=1;$i<100;$i++)
$a["paty$i"]=(object) array("count"=>$i);
return $a;
}
?>
Explanation:
getData returns an array like the one you described
foreach($data as $key => $paty) - iterates through the entire array
if ( ) -- checks if the current value is greater than the previous max
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