Re: PHP sort from a database variable..?

wow! thats a much more elegant way to solve this sorting problem! didn't know usort up to now! simple&beautiful !! :) .ma Ford, Mike [LSS] <M.Ford@lmu.ac.uk> wrote@04.06.2003 11:18 Uhr: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: heilo [mailto:grillen@abendstille.at] >> Sent: 03 June 2003 23:35 >> >> sorry, needed some time to hack this one ::) >> >> as your print_r shows that you have to sort an array which >> includes objects >> (in this case an ingress-class - whatever this is). i tried >> to simulate your >> environement and endet up with this: > > This looks a bit like a sledgehammer to crack a nut -- why not just use > usort, like this: > > function obj_date_compare($a, $b) { > return strcmp($a->publisertLang, $b->publisertLang); > } > > ... > > if($ingresser = array_merge($i1 ,$i2)) > { > $ingresser = usort($ingresser, 'obj_date_compare'); > listIngresser($ingresser); > } > > Cheers! > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, > Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, > JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, > Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom > Email: m.ford@lmu.ac.uk > Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211