Sorting a associative array

Question

I have an associative array of format

[Article_title_1] => Array
        (
            [description] => Trial
            [created] => date
        )
[Article_title_2] => Array
        (
            [description] => Trial
            [created] => date
        )

I want sort the array in alphabetical order(by title) where Article_title_2 is the title of the article.

I tried ksort. It does not work. I was trying to use cakephp's set sort, could not get it to work either.

I appreciate any help.

Thanks.

What does "it does not work" mean? I can assure you that it most certainly does "work". — Lightness Races in Orbit
– Lightness Races in Orbit, Commented Mar 9, 2011 at 11:22

HoLyVieR · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-13 17:13:27Z

5

ksort() will treat each of your keys as a string, so it will sort according to normal string ordering rules, and is case-sensitive. This means you could end up with:

Article_Title_12
Article_title_1
Article_title_10
Article_title_11
Article_title_2
Article_title_3
Article_title_4
Article_title_5
Article_title_6
Article_title_7
Article_title_8
Article_title_9

If this is your problem, then you will need to use uksort() with a custom comparison function

edited Nov 13, 2011 at 17:13

HoLyVieR

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answered Mar 9, 2011 at 11:24

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