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fintanstrasbourg

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Hi there,

 

Been trying to learn PHP in my spare time the last few weeks. Setting myself little tasks, challenges, mini projects etc. but I'm quite stuck on this one. I'm trying to create an associative array to hold the following information on monthly rainfall in millimetres (jpeg of table attached below). I then want to find the minimum, maximum and average rainfall per month and per year. I've created two arrays experimenting but only the second one is associative (I've attached the php file below as well), but here is the code anyways...

 

 

<?php
$multidimensional_array = array(array("Jan", 292.9, 147.1, 175.9, 130.6, 107.7),
array("Feb", 53.7, 154.9, 195.1, 91.1, 144.6),
array("Mar", 92.8, 72.3, 87.2, 106.8, 64.4),
array("Apr", 64.2, 55.4, 38.3, 63.6, 42.0),
array("May", 135.3, 128.6, 90.4, 111.2, 45.4),
array("June", 37.1, 63.4, 40.5, 27.2, 68.0),
array("July", 76.5, 31.6, 35.8, 82.7, 66.9),
array("Aug", 97.1, 153.8, 90.0, 93.4, 107.4),
array("Sep", 39.2, 16.1, 72.4, 87.9, 88.5),
array("Oct", 57.6, 125.2, 105.2, 49.7, 35.3),
array("Nov", 184.4, 154.4, 129.3, 190.5, 69.2),
array("Dec", 274.3, 100.7, 110.2, 233.2, 74.0),
);
$multidimensionalAss_array = array( array("month"=>"Jan", "2012"=>92.9, "2013"=>147.1, "2014"=>175.9, "2015"=>130.6, "2016"=>107.7),
array("month"=>"Feb", "2012"=>53.7, "2013"=>154.9, "2014"=>195.1, "2015"=>91.1, "2016"=>144.6),
array("month"=>"Mar", "2012"=>92.8, "2013"=>72.3, "2014"=>87.2, "2015"=>106.8, "2016"=>64.4),
array("month"=>"Apr", "2012"=>64.2, "2013"=>55.4, "2014"=>38.3, "2015"=>63.6, "2016"=>42.0),
array("month"=>"May", "2012"=>135.3, "2013"=>128.6, "2014"=>90.4, "2015"=>111.2, "2016"=>45.4),
array("month"=>"June", "2012"=>37.1, "2013"=>63.4, "2014"=>40.5, "2015"=>27.2, "2016"=>68.0),
array("month"=>"July", "2012"=>76.5, "2013"=>31.6, "2014"=>35.8, "2015"=>82.7, "2016"=>66.9),
array("month"=>"Aug", "2012"=>97.1, "2013"=>153.8, "2014"=>90.0, "2015"=>93.4, "2016"=>107.4),
array("month"=>"Sep", "2012"=>39.2, "2013"=>16.1, "2014"=>72.4, "2015"=>87.9, "2016"=>88.5),
array("month"=>"Oct", "2012"=>57.6, "2013"=>125.2, "2014"=>105.2, "2015"=>49.7, "2016"=>35.3),
array("month"=>"Nov", "2012"=>184.4, "2013"=>154.4, "2014"=>129.3, "2015"=>190.5, "2016"=>69.2),
array("month"=>"Dec", "2012"=>274.3, "2013"=>100.7, "2014"=>110.2, "2015"=>233.2, "2016"=>74.0),
);
//print_r($multidimensional_array);
print_r($multidimensionalAss_array);
?>
Could anyone give me some advice on where I'd go next with the associative array? I'm fairly sure I can't loop through it no? I'm fairly stuck on this and it's annoying me quiet a bit! Finding JavaScript easier to learn for sure... haha :)
Thanks,
Fintan :)

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PHP has an iteration loop called foreach(). You can go through elements in any kind of array as in the following demonstration.

<?php foreach($array as $index=> $item) { ?>
  <tr>
    <?php foreach($item as $key => $value) { ?>
      <td><?php echo $value; ?></td>
    <?php } ?>
  </tr>
<?php } ?>
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