note 69091 added to function.sort

Odd sorting in 'mixed' arrays: <?php $flag = array ("a", "b", "c", "d", "1", "5", "8", "r", "e", 2, 4, 6); sort($flag); print_r($flag); ?> returns: Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => 2 [2] => 4 [3] => 5 [4] => 8 [5] => a [6] => b [7] => c [8] => d [9] => e [10] => r [11] => 6 ) while <?php $flag = array ("a", "b", "c", "d", "1", "5", "8", "r", "e", 2, 4, 6); sort($flag, SORT_NUMERIC); print_r($flag); ?> Returns: Array ( [0] => e [1] => a [2] => d [3] => c [4] => b [5] => r [6] => 1 [7] => 2 [8] => 4 [9] => 5 [10] => 6 [11] => 8 ) I find no reason for this... The inital example would indicate that sort() treats numeric string data the same as int values, except that 6 is being placed at the end for no reason I understand... When told to sort by Numeric Value it claims that "e" is a lower numeric value than "a", "d" lower than "c" or "b".... What's the criteria it's basing this off of? ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 24.32.145.186 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sort.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/69091 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69091 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/69091 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php