note 39857 added to function.sort

I was looking for a method of sorting a multidimensional array by giving a key name, it will then sort it by that key and keep everything else intact. The easiest way I found to accomplish this was to have it jump through each key using the next(); function 'till it hit the right key, it would then sort it by using a basic sort(); function. Example: <?php // +-- First let's set up the multidimensional array. $array[0][username] = "user_name"; $array[0][password] = "pass_word"; $array[0][account_type] = "admin"; $array[1][username] = "eman_resu"; $array[1][password] = "drow_ssap"; $array[1][account_type] = "user"; $array[2][username] = "php_roxs"; $array[2][password] = "yesitdoes"; $array[2][account_type] = "admin"; // +-- Run it through the function. $sorted = mu_sort($array, "account_type"); // +-- Print out the results[just for this test] print_r($sorted); // +-- Here's the function: function mu_sort ($array, $key_sort) { // first lets set the array pointer to the first key reset($array); // loop it through the keys while(current($array)){ // if $key_sort is current: break. if(key($array) == $key_sort){break;} // if $key_sort is not current, jump to next key next($array); } // end loop // return results after array return($array); } // end function ?> //+------------------- This will output: //+------------------- $array[0][password] = "drow_ssap"; $array[0][username] = "eman_resu"; $array[0][account_type] = "user"; $array[1][password] = "pass_word"; $array[1][username] = "user_name"; $array[1][account_type] = "admin"; $array[2][password] = "yesitdoes"; $array[2][username] = "php_roxs"; $array[2][account_type] = "admin"; [ This really comes in handy for small flat file DB's ] ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.sort.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+39857 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+39857&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+39857&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php