PHP Exercises: Check the largest number among three given integers

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PHP Basic Algorithm: Exercise-18 with Solution

Write a PHP program to check the largest number among three given integers.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code :

<?php
function test($x, $y, $z) 
{
  $max = max($x, max($y, $z));
  return $max;
}

echo test(1, 2, 3)."\n";
echo test(1, 3, 2)."\n";
echo test(1, 1, 1)."\n";
echo test(1, 2, 2)."\n";

Sample Output:

Pictorial Presentation:

PHP Basic Algorithm Exercises: Check if a string 'yt' appears at index 1 in a given string.

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Previous: Write a PHP program to check if a string 'yt' appears at index 1 in a given string. If it appears return a string without 'yt' otherwise return the original string.
Next: Write a PHP program to check which number nearest to the value 100 among two given integers. Return 0 if the two numbers are equal.

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PHP: Tips of the Day

How to Sort Multi-dimensional Array by Value?

Try a usort, If you are still on PHP 5.2 or earlier, you'll have to define a sorting function first:

Example:

function sortByOrder($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
}

usort($myArray, 'sortByOrder');

Starting in PHP 5.3, you can use an anonymous function:

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

And finally with PHP 7 you can use the spaceship operator:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
});

To extend this to multi-dimensional sorting, reference the second/third sorting elements if the first is zero - best explained below. You can also use this for sorting on sub-elements.

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    $retval = $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
    if ($retval == 0) {
        $retval = $a['suborder'] <=> $b['suborder'];
        if ($retval == 0) {
            $retval = $a['details']['subsuborder'] <=> $b['details']['subsuborder'];
        }
    }
    return $retval;
});

If you need to retain key associations, use uasort() - see comparison of array sorting functions in the manual

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