Name

sort

Synopsis

bool sort(array array[, int flags])

Sorts the values in the given array in ascending order. For more control over the behavior of the sort, provide the second parameter, which is one of the following values:

SORT_REGULAR (default)

Compare the items normally.

SORT_NUMERIC

Compare the items numerically.

SORT_STRING

Compare the items as strings.

SORT_LOCALE_STRING

Compare the items as strings using the current locale sorting rules.

SORT_NATURAL

Compare the items as strings using “natural ordering.”

SORT_FLAG_CASE

Combine with SORT_STRING or SORT_NATURAL using a bitwise OR operation to sort using case-insensitive comparison.

Returns true if the operation was successful, or false otherwise. See Chapter 5 for more information on using this function.

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