PHP : sort() function
Description
The sort() function is used to sort an array elements.
Version
(PHP 4 and above)
Syntax
sort(array_name, sorting_type)
Parameters
| Name | Description | Required / Optional |
Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| array_name1 | Specifies the array. | Required | Array |
| sorting_type | Sets the sorting behavior. Possible type : SORT_REGULAR - Compare items normally. SORT_NUMERIC - Compare items numerically. SORT_STRING - Compare items as strings. SORT_LOCALE_STRING - compare items as strings, based on the current locale. |
Optional | Mixed* |
*Mixed : Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.
Return value
TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Value Type : Boolean.
Pictorial Presentation :
Example :
<?php
$subject = array("Language", "English", "Math", "History");
sort($subject);
foreach ($subject as $key => $val)
{
echo "subject[ " . $key . "] = " . $val . "<br />";
}
?>
Output :
subject[ 0] = English
subject[ 1] = History
subject[ 2] = Language
subject[ 3] = Math
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