Re: note 86552 rejected and deleted from function.array-multisort by notes editor danbrown

This was not a question... It was a method... I just used a question to illustrate the point, please read it again and reconsider. On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:50 AM, <php-notes@lists.php.net> wrote: > You are receiving this email because your note posted > to the online PHP manual has been removed by one of the editors. > > Read the following paragraphs carefully, because they contain > pointers to resources better suited for requesting support or > reporting bugs, none of which are to be included in manual notes > because there are mechanisms and groups in place to deal with > those issues. > > The user contributed notes are not an appropriate place to > ask questions, report bugs or suggest new features; please > use the resources listed on <http://php.net/support> > for those purposes. This was clearly stated in the page > you used to submit your note, please carefully re-read > those instructions before submitting future contributions. > > Bug submissions and feature requests should be entered at > <http://bugs.php.net/>. For documentation errors use the > bug system, and classify the bug as "Documentation problem". > Support and ways to find answers to your questions can be found > at <http://php.net/support>. > > Your note has been removed from the online manual. > > ----- Copy of your note below ----- > > I looked on some forms for an answer to this simple problem and couldn't > find one so I came up with a solution that may help in some situations. > > How do you sort an array by a field in that array and resolve numeric ties > randomly? > > Code: > <?php > > foreach($list as $temp_list) > { > $sort_aux[] = ($temp_list['column_to_sort_by']+(rand(1, 9)/10)); > } > array_multisort($sort_aux, SORT_NUMERIC, $list); > > ?> > > Example: > > $list[]=array('name'=>'Tom', 'score'=>3); > $list[]=array('name'=>'Sam', 'score'=>3); > $list[]=array('name'=>'Joey', 'score'=>1); > > Explanation: > I took an existing example found above that shows how to sort an array by > one of it's columns/fields. > I just added: "+(rand(1,9)/10)" To randomly add .1 through .9 to their > score to resolve the tie. (Obviously this specific example only works if > you're sorting by an integer... so you may need to modify it to suit your > needs.) > > Hope this helps someone. >