note 60573 added to function.sort

Regarding the array sorting of names by 'whatever' .... That post addresses a nearly identical issue with sorting that I also have. I just wanted to inquire though.........wouldn't the building of the 'sortname' value require that the last name and first name be padded to their full size as they are placed into the 'sortname' field in order to get proper sorting/alignment ? Otherwise would one have ....... dutcherjohnf (Dutcher, John F) dutchrogera (Dutch, Roger A) dutmauriceh (Dut, Maurice H) Instead of: dut maurice h dutch roger a dutcher john f John D. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sort.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+60573 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+60573&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+60573&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php