PHP Array Exercises : Get the index of the highest value in an associative array

PHP Array: Exercise-31 with Solution

Write a PHP program to get the index of the highest value in an associative array.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
$x = array(
    'value1' => 3021,
    'value2' => 2365,
    'value3' => 5215,
    'value4' => 5214,
    'value5' => 2145);
reset($x);   // optional.
arsort($x);
$key_of_max = key($x);
echo "Index of the highest value : ".$key_of_max."\n";
?>

Sample Output:

Index of the highest value : value3

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