Sort first level of a multidimensional array by first second-level key

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I have an array that looks like this:

array(3) { 
    ["Fall Quarter 2012"]=> array(2) { 
          [20121018]=> array(1) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(55) "Fall_2012/Agenda_20121018.pdf" 
          }
          [20121011]=> array(2) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(55) "Fall_2012/Agenda_20121011.pdf" 
              ["minutes"]=> string(56) "Fall_2012/Minutes_20121011.pdf" 
          } 
    } 
    ["Spring Quarter 2012"]=> array(1) { 
          [20120413]=> array(1) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(57) "SPRing_2012/Agenda_20120413.pdf" 
          } 
    } 
    ["Summer Quarter 2012"]=> array(1) { 
          [20120610]=> array(2) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(57) "Summer_2012/Agenda_20120610.pdf" 
              ["minutes"]=> string(58) "Summer_2012/Minutes_20120610.pdf" 
          } 
    } 
 }

And I'd like to sort it using date keys so that quarters are in the right order Fall/Summer/Spring. Which should look like this:

array(3) { 
    ["Fall Quarter 2012"]=> array(2) {
          [20121018]=> array(1) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(55) "Fall_2012/Agenda_20121018.pdf" 
          }
          [20121011]=> array(2) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(55) "Fall_2012/Agenda_20121011.pdf" 
              ["minutes"]=> string(56) "Fall_2012/Minutes_20121011.pdf" 
          } 
    }
    ["Summer Quarter 2012"]=> array(1) { 
          [20120610]=> array(2) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(57) "Summer_2012/Agenda_20120610.pdf" 
              ["minutes"]=> string(58) "Summer_2012/Minutes_20120610.pdf" 
          } 
    } 
    ["Spring Quarter 2012"]=> array(1) { 
          [20120413]=> array(1) { 
              ["agenda"]=> string(57) "SPRing_2012/Agenda_20120413.pdf" 
          } 
    } 
 }

Is there a way to get this result by sorting using date, or should I use uksort() function to sort quarters with my own pattern?

Please, let me know what you think! Thank you!

DiverseAndRemote.com · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-12 19:02:15Z

3

you should use the uasort function. Your code could look something like this:

function myComparison($a, $b){
    return (key($a) > key($b)) ? -1 : 1;
} 

uasort ( $quarters , 'myComparison' );

That will sort using $quarters["Fall Quarter 2012"]["20121018"] for example

edited Oct 12, 2012 at 19:02

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 18:40

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2 Comments

Andrey Elenskiy Over a year ago

Thanks! This sorts fine but how do I keep quarters' names? When I sort like this it turns my keys (Fall Quarter 2012/Summer Quarter 2012/ Spring Quarter 2012) into (0/1/2). Also it should be ">" and not "<".

DiverseAndRemote.com Over a year ago

And also changed the < to a > in the comparison function

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