sorting arrays

[iversonm]

so lets say you

$array=(array(13, 'apples', 'red'), array(15, 'orange', 'orange'), array(1, 'watermelon', 'green'));

 

if i want to sort $array by the number, how do i go about doing that basically i want

$array[0]=(1, 'watermelon', 'green')

$array[1]=(13, 'apples', 'red')

$array[2]=(15, 'orange', 'orange')

 

any ideas?

[ratcateme]

try this

<?php
function cust_sort($a,$b){
if($a[0]>$b[0])
	return 1;
elseif($a[0]<$b[0])
	return -1;
else
	return 0;
}
$array = array(array(13, 'apples', 'red'), array(15, 'orange', 'orange'), array(1, 'watermelon', 'green'));
echo "<pre>";
print_r($array);
usort($array,"cust_sort");
print_r($array);
?>

 

Scott.

[sasa]

just use sort() function

[F1Fan]

array_multisort will sort multidimensional arrays:

http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.array-multisort.php

[Barand]

try this

<?php
function cust_sort($a,$b){
if($a[0]>$b[0])
	return 1;
elseif($a[0]<$b[0])
	return -1;
else
	return 0;
}
$array = array(array(13, 'apples', 'red'), array(15, 'orange', 'orange'), array(1, 'watermelon', 'green'));
echo "<pre>";
print_r($array);
usort($array,"cust_sort");
print_r($array);
?>

 

Scott.

 

simpler custom function

function cust_sort($a, $b)
{
    return $a[0] - $b[0];
}

 

But, as sasa said, if you are sorting on the first elements of the array then sort() will do it.

[iversonm]

thanks for the responses, im going to try some of this stuff out and then get back to you guys in a little bit and tell you if it worked