Finding key in multi dimensional array

[davidjames52]

Hi all,

I need to find a key relative to a name in a multidimensional array. Here is my array.

$playerarray = Array ( [0] => Array ( [Player1] => jimmydee2 [Reg] => 1 [Rank] => 3 [Rating] => 1490 [Checkedin] => Checked In [Wins] => 0 [Losses] => 0 ) [1] => Array ( [Player1] => bob2 [Reg] => 2 [Rank] => 1 [Rating] => 1738 [Checkedin] => Checked In [Wins] => 0 [Losses] => 0 ) )

and here is my code.

foreach ($playerarray as $key => $value) { 
    if ($value == "$winnername") {
     echo "Winnerkey".$key;
	 }
     }

I need to know so that I can reference sonething further down in the code. Example $playerarray[$winnerkey][Wins] and use this to adjust there wins.
Is my coding wrong to return the key that the winner is in?

[NogDog]

I think what you are looking for is:

$winnerKey = NULL;
foreach($plaeryarray as $key => $value)
{
   if($value['Player1'] ==  $winnername)
   {
      $winnerKey = $key;
      break;
   }
}
echo "Winner Key: $winnerKey";

[davidjames52]

Thanks Nogdog,

That worked great but could you now tell me what the syntax is to change the value. I know that I can reference it like so.

$amountofwins = $playerarray[$winnerkey][Wins];

But I need to add 1 to this and then change the value in the array. Do I do it like this.

$playerarray[$winnerprimarykey][Wins] = $newvariable;

Thanks heaps;

[NogDog]

You could just do the following if you want to add 1 to its current value:

$playerarray[$winnerkey]['Wins']++;