Sorting a Two Dimensional Array

[StevePBurgess]

Hi. I have an array, thus:

Array (
[0] => Array ( [Freq] => 28 [Name] => Tomato )
[1] => Array ( [Freq] => 4 [Name] => Banana )
[2] => Array ( [Freq] => 54 [Name] => Orange )
[3] => Array ( [Freq] => 24 [Name] => Eggplant )
[4] => Array ( [Freq] => 5 [Name] => Courgette )
[5] => Array ( [Freq] => 4 [Name] => Apple )
)

I would like to be able to sort it either by the Frequency or the Name
of the fruit or vegetable.

I just can't seem to get it to work. I'm sorry - I realise that this is
probably really easy but my brain isn't working today and the examples
on php.net seem incomprehensible to me.

Many thanks, in anticipation

Steve

[Janwillem Borleffs]

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I just can't seem to get it to work. I'm sorry - I realise that this
is probably really easy but my brain isn't working today and the
examples on php.net seem incomprehensible to me.

// $key = 'Freq';
$key = 'Name';

function callback($a, $b) {
global $key;
if ($a[$key] == $b[$key]) return 0;
return $a[$key] > $b[$key] ? 1 : -1;
}
uasort($array, 'callback');
JW

[StevePBurgess]

Janwillem Borleffs wrote:

// $key = 'Freq';
$key = 'Name';

function callback($a, $b) {
global $key;
if ($a[$key] == $b[$key]) return 0;
return $a[$key] > $b[$key] ? 1 : -1;
}
uasort($array, 'callback');

Brilliant - many thanks.

Steve

[Krustov]

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Brilliant - many thanks.

OP question answered .
Can anything like the following be used for 2 dimentional arrays ? .

$demo=[1,1]="blah";
$demo=[1,2]="blah";
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[Krustov]

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Can anything like the following be used for 2 dimentional arrays ? .

$demo=[1,1]="blah";
$demo=[1,2]="blah";

No answers provided for this question - so assume there isnt .
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[Jerry Stuckle]

Krustov wrote:

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<Krustov>
<Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:40:46 +0100>
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Can anything like the following be used for 2 dimentional arrays ? .

$demo=[1,1]="blah";
$demo=[1,2]="blah";

No answers provided for this question - so assume there isnt .

First of all, you need to give people a chance to answer - at least 24 hours.
We're all volunteers and some only check in once a day.

To answer your question, no.

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[ImOk]

$xx=array(array(1,2),array(3,4));
echo $xx[0][0]; // prints 1
echo $xx[1][1]; // prints 4
Krustov wrote:

<comp.lang.php>
<Krustov>
<Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:40:46 +0100>
<MP************************@news.newsreader.com>

Can anything like the following be used for 2 dimentional arrays ? .

$demo=[1,1]="blah";
$demo=[1,2]="blah";

No answers provided for this question - so assume there isnt .
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[ImOk]

ImOk wrote:

$xx=array(array(1,2),array(3,4));
echo $xx[0][0]; // prints 1
echo $xx[1][1]; // prints 4

Which also follows you can do this:

$xx[0][0]="X";
echo $xx[0][0];

[Krustov]

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<ImOk>
<27 Jun 2006 18:31:17 -0700>
<11**********************@x69g2000cwx.googlegroups .com>

$xx[0][0]="X";
echo $xx[0][0];

Yeah that looks fine - thanks .
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