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sort

(PHP 3, PHP 4 )

sort -- Sort an array

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;  }   ?>       

This example would display:


fruits[0] = apple fruits[1] = banana fruits[2] = lemon fruits[3] = orange       

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.

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