Can *sort functions return the sorted array ?

From: Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:49:38 +0000
Subject: Can *sort functions return the sorted array ?
Groups: php.internals 
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Hi, I wonder if it will be possible to add an extra argument to the *sort functions to get the sorted array directly. At the moment I have made my own function to do this, here is an example with natsort : function arrnatsort($a_array) { if(natsort($a_array))
       return $a_array;
else
       return false;
} I think it will more convenient to simply call $array = natsort($array,true);, when you need to combine functions, like this : $sSortedString = join(',',arrnatsort(explode(',',$sString))); At the moment, the way is to create an auxilliary function, or to make more steps : $aTemArray = explode(',',$sString); natsort($aTempArray); $sSortedString = join(',',$aTempArray); unset $aTempArray; Does it make sense to add the possibility for an extra argument ? Like highlight_string function, the extra argument return the string instead of displaying it. Thanks in advance, and sorry for my crapy English Cyprien

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