arsort Sort an array in descending order and maintain index association &reftitle.description; boolarsort arrayarray intflagsSORT_REGULAR Sorts array in place in descending order, such that its keys maintain their correlation with the values they are associated with. This is used mainly when sorting associative arrays where the actual element order is significant. ¬e.sort-unstable; ¬e.reset-index; &reftitle.parameters; array The input array. &sort.flags.parameter; &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.true.always; &reftitle.examples; "lemon", "a" => "orange", "b" => "banana", "c" => "apple"); arsort($fruits); foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) { echo "$key = $val\n"; } ?> ]]> &example.outputs; The fruits have been sorted in reverse alphabetical order, and the index associated with each element has been maintained. &reftitle.seealso; sort asort &seealso.array.sorting;