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Name

ksort — Sorts an array in ascending order by key.

Synopsis

void ksort(array[, flag]); array array: Array to be sorted int flag (optional): Flag specifying how to compare key values (PHP 4.0.0+ only)

Returns

TRUE on success; NULL on failure

Description

Performs an ascending sort based on the keys of the array rather than the values of the elements. Maintains the key/value relationships in the array.

(PHP 4.0.0+ only) The way in which element values are compared can be modified by passing one of the following named constants as flag :

SORT_REGULAR: Compare element keys according to PHP's normal comparison rules. This is the default if flag is not given.
SORT_NUMERIC: Compare element keys according to their numeric values.
SORT_STRING: Compare element keys according to their string values.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

Example

Example 50. Sort an array in ascending order by key

echo "Unsorted:\n";
$my_array = array('x' => 'a', 'z' => 'b', 'y' => 'c', 'w' => 'd');
print_r($my_array);
ksort($my_array);
echo "\nSorted:\n";
print_r($my_array);

Output:
Unsorted:
Array
(
    [x] => a
    [z] => b
    [y] => c
    [w] => d
)

Sorted:
Array
(
    [w] => d
    [x] => a
    [y] => c
    [z] => b
)

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