note 61063 added to function.sort

From: Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:26:20 +0000
Subject: note 61063 added to function.sort
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Further to john dot dutcher at highmark dot com's comments - padding the name could cause a problem if you get abnormally long names, it might be better to rebuild the array thus: Array ( [0] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dutcher [sortname_02] => F [sortname_03] => John [name] => Dutcher, John F ) [1] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dutch [sortname_02] => A [sortname_03] => Roger [name] => Dutch, Roger A ) [2] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dut [sortname_02] => H [sortname_03] => Maurice [name] => Dut, Maurice H ) [3] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dut [sortname_02] => S [sortname_03] => Mildred [name] => Dut, Mildred S ) ) which should give: Array ( [0] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dut [sortname_02] => H [sortname_03] => Maurice [name] => Dut, Maurice H ) [1] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dut [sortname_02] => S [sortname_03] => Mildred [name] => Dut, Mildred S ) [2] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dutch [sortname_02] => A [sortname_03] => Roger [name] => Dutch, Roger A ) [3] => Array ( [sortname_01] => Dutcher [sortname_02] => F [sortname_03] => John [name] => Dutcher, John F ) ) ---- Server IP: 84.18.202.180 Probable Submitter: 194.74.241.226 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sort.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+61063 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61063&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+61063&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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