Description
void sort
(array array [, int sort_flags])
This function sorts an array. Elements will be arranged from lowest to highest when this function has completed.
Example 1. Sort() example
<?php $fruits = array ("lemon", "orange", "banana", "apple"); sort ($fruits); reset ($fruits); while (list ($key, $val) = each ($fruits)) { echo "fruits[".$key."] = ".$val; } ?> |
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This example would display:
The fruits have been sorted in alphabetical order.
The optional second parameter sort_flags may be used to modify the sorting behavior using theese valies:
Sorting type flags:
SORT_REGULAR - compare items normally
SORT_NUMERIC - compare items numerically
SORT_STRING - compare items as strings
See also: arsort(), asort(), ksort(), natsort(), natcasesort(), rsort(), usort(), array_multisort(), and uksort().
Note: The second parameter was added in PHP 4.