Req #28833 [Opn->Wfx]: make array_multisort more easy to use

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28833&edit=1 ID: 28833 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported by: xuefer at 21cn dot com Summary: make array_multisort more easy to use -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: all PHP Version: 4.3.7 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: It's fine as it is. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-06-18 18:11:35] xuefer at 21cn dot com Description: ------------ $ar = array(array("10", 100, 100, "a"), array(1, 3, "2", 1)); we now must do: array_multisort($ar[0], SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING, $ar[1], SORT_NUMERIC, SORT_DESC); 1. ======== how about: array_multisort($ar, "0", SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING, "1", SORT_NUMERIC, SORT_DESC); but "int" type of key may mixed with sort flags :( nicer example: $ar = array('abc' => array("10", 100, 100, "a"), 'def' => array(1, 3, "2", 1)); array_multisort($ar, "abc", SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING, "def", SORT_NUMERIC, SORT_DESC); this is VERY useful when you have so many arrays in $ar, but only want to sort BY some of it 2. ======== because "SHOW PROCESSLIST" cannot do a "ORDER BY" we need: /* $rows = array(); while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc()) { $rows[] = $row; } */ $rows = array( array('a' => "10", 'b' => 100, 'c' => 100, 'd' => "a"), array('a' => 1, 'a' => 3, 'a' => "2", 'd' => 1) ); array_multisort_rows($row, "a", SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING, "b", SORT_NUMERIC, SORT_DESC); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=28833&edit=1