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116 lines
3.1 KiB
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<!-- $Revision: 1.10 $ -->
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<!-- splitted from ./en/functions/array.xml, last change in rev 1.2 -->
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<refentry id="function.sort">
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>sort</refname>
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<refpurpose>Sort an array</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<methodsynopsis>
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<type>bool</type><methodname>sort</methodname>
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<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>array</parameter></methodparam>
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<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>sort_flags</parameter></methodparam>
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</methodsynopsis>
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<para>
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This function sorts an array. Elements will be arranged from
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lowest to highest when this function has completed.
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</para>
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<note>
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<simpara>
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This function assigns new keys for the elements in
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<parameter>array</parameter>. It will remove any existing
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keys you may have assigned, rather than just reordering the keys.
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</simpara>
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</note>
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<para>
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&return.success;
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</para>
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<para>
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<example>
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<title><function>sort</function> example</title>
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<programlisting role="php">
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<![CDATA[
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<?php
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$fruits = array("lemon", "orange", "banana", "apple");
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sort($fruits);
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reset($fruits);
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while (list($key, $val) = each($fruits)) {
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echo "fruits[" . $key . "] = " . $val . "\n";
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}
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?>
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]]>
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</programlisting>
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<para>
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This example would display:
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</para>
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<screen>
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<![CDATA[
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fruits[0] = apple
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fruits[1] = banana
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fruits[2] = lemon
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fruits[3] = orange
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]]>
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</screen>
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</example>
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</para>
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<para>
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The fruits have been sorted in alphabetical order.
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</para>
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<para>
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The optional second parameter <parameter>sort_flags</parameter>
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may be used to modify the sorting behavior using these values:
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</para>
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<para>
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Sorting type flags:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>SORT_REGULAR - compare items normally</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>SORT_NUMERIC - compare items numerically</simpara>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<simpara>SORT_STRING - compare items as strings</simpara>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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The second parameter was added in PHP 4.
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</para>
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</note>
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<para>
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See also <function>arsort</function>,
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<function>asort</function>, <function>ksort</function>,
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<function>natsort</function>, <function>natcasesort</function>,
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<function>rsort</function>, <function>usort</function>,
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<function>array_multisort</function>, and
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<function>uksort</function>.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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