Monday 26 August 2013

PHP Function uksort()

Syntax

uksort ( $array, $cmp_function )

Definition and Usage

The uksort() function sorts an array by the element keys using user defined comparison function.

Paramters

ParameterDescription
arrayRequired. Specifies an array.
cmp_functionRequired. Usef defined function to compare values and to sort them.
The function must return -1, 0, or 1 for this method to work correctly. It should be written to accept two parameters to compare, and it should work something like this:
  • If a = b, return 0
  • If a > b, return 1
  • If a < b, return -1

Return Value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Example

Try out following example:
<?php
function cmp_function($a, $b)
{
  if ($a == $b) return 0;
  return ($a > $b) ? -1 : 1;
}

$fruits = array("d"=>"lemon", "a"=>"orange", "b"=>"banana" );
uksort($fruits, "cmp_function");
print_r($fruits);
?> 
This will produce following result:
Array ( [d] => lemon [b] => banana [a] => orange )

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