function sortByOrder($a, $b) {
if ($a['order'] > $b['order']) {
return 1;
} elseif ($a['order'] < $b['order']) {
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
usort($myArray, 'sortByOrder');
Starting in PHP 5.3, you can use an anonymous function:
usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
if ($a['order'] > $b['order']) {
return 1;
} elseif ($a['order'] < $b['order']) {
return -1;
}
return 0;
});
With PHP 7 you can use the spaceship operator:
usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
return $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
});
Finally, in PHP 7.4 you can clean up a bit with an arrow function:
usort($myArray, fn($a, $b) => $a['order'] <=> $b['order']);
To extend this to multi-dimensional sorting, reference the second/third sorting elements if the first is zero - best explained below. You can also use this for sorting on sub-elements.
usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
$retval = $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
if ($retval == 0) {
$retval = $a['suborder'] <=> $b['suborder'];
if ($retval == 0) {
$retval = $a['details']['subsuborder'] <=> $b['details']['subsuborder'];
}
}
return $retval;
});
If you need to retain key associations, use uasort()
- see comparison of array sorting functions in the manual.
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