The first thing that I didn't find in description it's that this function return results from MIN value to MAX value, ex: [-5=>'', 0=>'', 5=>'' ]
Also you should know that by default, it has correct sorting for keys that represented as string but has a number as value, ex: ['-5'=>'', '0'=>'', '5'=>'' ]
Few examples with results:
-----------------------------------------
DESCRIPTION: Keys are numbers + default flag (SORT_REGULAR)
$arr = [
-5 => 'minus five',
0 => 'zero',
1 => 'one',
2 => 'two',
100 => 'hundred',
];
ksort($arr);
print_r($arr);
RESULT:
Array
(
[-5] => minus five
[0] => zero
[1] => one
[2] => two
[100] => hundred
)
-----------------------------------------
DESCRIPTION: Keys are string numbers + default flag (SORT_REGULAR)
$arr = [
'-5' => 'minus five',
'0' => 'zero',
'1' => 'one',
'2' => 'two',
'100' => 'hundred',
];
ksort($arr);
print_r($arr);
RESULT:
Array
(
[-5] => minus five
[0] => zero
[1] => one
[2] => two
[100] => hundred
)
-----------------------------------------
DESCRIPTION: Keys are string numbers + SORT_STRING flag
$arr = [
'-5' => 'minus five',
'0' => 'zero',
'1' => 'one',
'2' => 'two',
'100' => 'hundred',
];
ksort($arr, SORT_STRING);
print_r($arr);
RESULT:
Array
(
[-5] => minus five
[0] => zero
[1] => one
[100] => hundred
[2] => two
)
-----------------------------------------
DESCRIPTION: Keys are string numbers + SORT_NUMERIC flag
$arr = [
'-5' => 'minus five',
'0' => 'zero',
'1' => 'one',
'2' => 'two',
'100' => 'hundred',
];
ksort($arr, SORT_NUMERIC);
print_r($arr);
RESULT:
Array
(
[-5] => minus five
[0] => zero
[1] => one
[2] => two
[100] => hundred
)
ksort
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
ksort — 对数组根据键名升序排序
说明
对 array 本身进行按键（key）升序排序。
注意:
如果两个成员完全相同，那么它们将保持原来的顺序。 在 PHP 8.0.0 之前，它们在排序数组中的相对顺序是未定义的。
注意:
重置数组中的内部指针，指向第一个元素。
参数
-
array -
输入的数组。
-
flags -
可选的第二个参数
flags可以用以下值改变排序的行为：排序类型标记：
-
SORT_REGULAR- 正常比较单元 详细描述参见 比较运算符 章节 -
SORT_NUMERIC- 单元被作为数字来比较 -
SORT_STRING- 单元被作为字符串来比较 -
SORT_LOCALE_STRING- 根据当前的区域（locale）设置来把单元当作字符串比较，可以用 setlocale() 来改变。 -
SORT_NATURAL- 和 natsort() 类似对每个单元以“自然的顺序”对字符串进行排序。 -
SORT_FLAG_CASE- 能够与SORT_STRING或SORT_NATURAL合并（OR 位运算），不区分大小写排序字符串。
-
返回值
总是返回 true。
示例
示例 #1 ksort() 示例
<?php
$fruits = array("d"=>"lemon", "a"=>"orange", "b"=>"banana", "c"=>"apple");
ksort($fruits);
foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) {
echo "$key = $val\n";
}
?>以上示例会输出：
a = orange b = banana c = apple d = lemon
示例 #2 对使用 int 键的数组进行 ksort()
<?php
$a = [0 => 'First', 2 => 'Last', 1 => 'Middle'];
var_dump($a);
ksort($a);
var_dump($a);
?>以上示例会输出：
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(5) "First"
[2]=>
string(4) "Last"
[1]=>
string(6) "Middle"
}
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(5) "First"
[1]=>
string(6) "Middle"
[2]=>
string(4) "Last"
}
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User Contributed Notes 16 notes
orlov0562 at gmail dot com ¶
7 years ago
DavidG ¶
14 years ago
A nice way to do sorting of a key on a multi-dimensional array without having to know what keys you have in the array first:
<?php
$people = array(
array("name"=>"Bob","age"=>8,"colour"=>"red"),
array("name"=>"Greg","age"=>12,"colour"=>"blue"),
array("name"=>"Andy","age"=>5,"colour"=>"purple"));
var_dump($people);
$sortArray = array();
foreach($people as $person){
foreach($person as $key=>$value){
if(!isset($sortArray[$key])){
$sortArray[$key] = array();
}
$sortArray[$key][] = $value;
}
}
$orderby = "name"; //change this to whatever key you want from the array
array_multisort($sortArray[$orderby],SORT_DESC,$people);
var_dump($people);
?>
Output from first var_dump:
[0]=>
array(3) {
["name"]=>
string(3) "Bob"
["age"]=>
int(8)
["colour"]=>
string(3) "red"
}
[1]=>
array(3) {
["name"]=>
string(4) "Greg"
["age"]=>
int(12)
["colour"]=>
string(4) "blue"
}
[2]=>
array(3) {
["name"]=>
string(4) "Andy"
["age"]=>
int(5)
["colour"]=>
string(6) "purple"
}
}
Output from 2nd var_dump:
array(3) {
[0]=>
array(3) {
["name"]=>
string(4) "Greg"
["age"]=>
int(12)
["colour"]=>
string(4) "blue"
}
[1]=>
array(3) {
["name"]=>
string(3) "Bob"
["age"]=>
int(8)
["colour"]=>
string(3) "red"
}
[2]=>
array(3) {
["name"]=>
string(4) "Andy"
["age"]=>
int(5)
["colour"]=>
string(6) "purple"
}
There's no checking on whether your array keys exist, or the array data you are searching on is actually there, but easy enough to add.
Anonymous ¶
22 years ago
here 2 functions to ksort/uksort an array and all its member arrays
function tksort(&$array)
{
ksort($array);
foreach(array_keys($array) as $k)
{
if(gettype($array[$k])=="array")
{
tksort($array[$k]);
}
}
}
function utksort(&$array, $function)
{
uksort($array, $function);
foreach(array_keys($array) as $k)
{
if(gettype($array[$k])=="array")
{
utksort($array[$k], $function);
}
}
}
thegrandoverseer ¶
12 years ago
I wrote this function to sort the keys of an array using an array of keynames, in order.
<?php
/**
* function array_reorder_keys
* reorder the keys of an array in order of specified keynames; all other nodes not in $keynames will come after last $keyname, in normal array order
* @param array &$array - the array to reorder
* @param mixed $keynames - a csv or array of keynames, in the order that keys should be reordered
*/
function array_reorder_keys(&$array, $keynames){
if(empty($array) || !is_array($array) || empty($keynames)) return;
if(!is_array($keynames)) $keynames = explode(',',$keynames);
if(!empty($keynames)) $keynames = array_reverse($keynames);
foreach($keynames as $n){
if(array_key_exists($n, $array)){
$newarray = array($n=>$array[$n]); //copy the node before unsetting
unset($array[$n]); //remove the node
$array = $newarray + array_filter($array); //combine copy with filtered array
}
}
}
$seed_array = array('foo'=>'bar', 'someotherkey'=>'whatev', 'bar'=>'baz', 'baz'=>'foo', 'anotherkey'=>'anotherval');
array_reorder_keys($seed_array, 'baz,foo,bar'); //returns array('baz'=>'foo', 'foo'=>'bar', 'bar'=>'baz', 'someotherkey'=>'whatev', 'anotherkey'=>'anotherval' );
?>
ssb45 at cornell dot edu ¶
19 years ago
The function that justin at booleangate dot org provides works well, but be aware that it is not a drop-in replacement for ksort as is. While ksort sorts the array by reference and returns a status boolean, natksort returns the sorted array, leaving the original untouched. Thus, you must use this syntax:
$array = natksort($array);
If you want to use the more natural syntax:
$status = natksort($array);
Then use this modified version:
function natksort(&$array) {
$keys = array_keys($array);
natcasesort($keys);
foreach ($keys as $k) {
$new_array[$k] = $array[$k];
}
$array = $new_array;
return true;
}
bimal at sanjaal dot com ¶
10 years ago
An example of reverse sorting a domain name by its name.
<?php
$domains = array(
'sub.domain.com',
'sub2.domain.com',
);
foreach($domains as $d => $domain)
{
$chunks = explode('.', $domain);
krsort($chunks);
echo "\r\n<br>", implode('/', $chunks);
}
/**
* Outputs as:
*
* com/domain/sub
* com/domain/sub2
*/
?>
sbarnum at mac dot com ¶
23 years ago
ksort on an array with negative integers as keys yields some odd results. Not sure if this is a bad idea (negative key values) or what.
serpro at gmail dot com ¶
15 years ago
Here is a function to sort an array by the key of his sub-array.
<?php
function sksort(&$array, $subkey="id", $sort_ascending=false) {
if (count($array))
$temp_array[key($array)] = array_shift($array);
foreach($array as $key => $val){
$offset = 0;
$found = false;
foreach($temp_array as $tmp_key => $tmp_val)
{
if(!$found and strtolower($val[$subkey]) > strtolower($tmp_val[$subkey]))
{
$temp_array = array_merge( (array)array_slice($temp_array,0,$offset),
array($key => $val),
array_slice($temp_array,$offset)
);
$found = true;
}
$offset++;
}
if(!$found) $temp_array = array_merge($temp_array, array($key => $val));
}
if ($sort_ascending) $array = array_reverse($temp_array);
else $array = $temp_array;
}
?>
Example
<?php
$info = array("peter" => array("age" => 21,
"gender" => "male"
),
"john" => array("age" => 19,
"gender" => "male"
),
"mary" => array("age" => 20,
"gender" => "female"
)
);
sksort($info, "age");
var_dump($info);
sksort($info, "age", true);
var_dump($ifno);
?>
This will be the output of the example:
/*DESCENDING SORT*/
array(3) {
["peter"]=>
array(2) {
["age"]=>
int(21)
["gender"]=>
string(4) "male"
}
["mary"]=>
array(2) {
["age"]=>
int(20)
["gender"]=>
string(6) "female"
}
["john"]=>
array(2) {
["age"]=>
int(19)
["gender"]=>
string(4) "male"
}
}
/*ASCENDING SORT*/
array(3) {
["john"]=>
array(2) {
["age"]=>
int(19)
["gender"]=>
string(4) "male"
}
["mary"]=>
array(2) {
["age"]=>
int(20)
["gender"]=>
string(6) "female"
}
["peter"]=>
array(2) {
["age"]=>
int(21)
["gender"]=>
string(4) "male"
}
}
delvach at mail dot com ¶
22 years ago
A real quick way to do a case-insensitive sort of an array keyed by strings:
uksort($myArray, "strnatcasecmp");
Anonymous ¶
11 years ago
Note that this function will output the given $fields in the order they were added to the data array and not automatically in numerical key order.
To output in ascending key order, you'll need to ksort the array first (or use appropriate natural order sorting, depending on your keys).
For example:
<?php
$data[2] = 'C';
$data[0] = 'A';
$data[1] = 'B';
fputcsv($fh, $data); // outputs: "C,A,B"
ksort($data);
fputcsv($fh, $data); // outputs: "A,B,C"
?>
Anonymous ¶
10 years ago
@thegrandoverseer
you could also use the build-in php array functions to get exactly what you want to have:
<?php
$seed_array = array('foo'=>'bar', 'someotherkey'=>'whatev', 'bar'=>'baz', 'baz'=>'foo', 'anotherkey'=>'anotherval');
$keys_array = array('baz', 'foo', 'bar');
$return_array = array_intersect_key($seed_array, array_flip($keys_array)) + array_diff_key($seed_array, array_flip($keys_array));
?>
justin at booleangate dot org ¶
19 years ago
Here's a handy function for natural order sorting on keys.
function natksort($array) {
// Like ksort but uses natural sort instead
$keys = array_keys($array);
natsort($keys);
foreach ($keys as $k)
$new_array[$k] = $array[$k];
return $new_array;
}
stephen [ at ] brooksie-net [ dot ] co [ dot ] uk ¶
11 years ago
ksort and krsort fail to undestand scientific notation, https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43053, therefore when sorting numeric keys, if the key is of the form 0.00001 php will represent it as 1.0E-5.
These methods will assume this to be a string and therefore not organise your array as you may expect.
When using value of this form for array keys use sprintf('%f', 0.00001) to generate the key, for smaller values the precision needs to be included
e.g. sprintf('%0.10f', 0.00000001)
jakub dot lopuszanski at nasza-klasa dot pl ¶
13 years ago
Note that ksort will NOT help you much if numeric and string keys are mixed together.
<?php
$t = array(
"a"=>"A",
0=>"A",
"b"=>"A",
1=>"A"
);
var_dump($t);
ksort($t);
var_dump($t);
?>
produces (on PHP 5.3.6-4 with Suhosin-Patch) :
array(4) {
["a"]=>
string(1) "A"
[0]=>
string(1) "A"
["b"]=>
string(1) "A"
[1]=>
string(1) "A"
}
array(4) {
["b"]=>
string(1) "A"
[0]=>
string(1) "A"
["a"]=>
string(1) "A"
[1]=>
string(1) "A"
}
note that the second array should be sorted by keys, but is even more messed up than the first one!
maik dot riechert at animey dot net ¶
16 years ago
Be careful when using ksort for mixed type keys!!
$a = array(
'first' => true,
0 => 'sally',
);
$b = array(
0 => 'sally',
'first' => true,
);
ksort($a);
ksort($b);
var_dump($a);
var_dump($b);
Output is:
array(
0 => 'sally',
'first' => true,
)
array(
'first' => true,
0 => 'sally',
)
If you want same results for both arrays, use:
ksort($a, SORT_STRING);
The reason for that lays in the compare mechanism which would normally just typecast 'first' to an integer or 0 to a string when comparing it to each other. So you have to use SORT_STRING, otherwise you would lose information when 'first' is converted to int.
centraleffects at yahoo dot com ¶
11 years ago
I wrote this function to sort meta_value in wordpress. I tried a lot of array sorting but neither of them work. But this is not suitable for multidimensional array. This is intended only for wordpress meta_value
The problem is to sort below( the order should be ascending; alphabetically then numerically like A-Z then 0-9):
500-999 users
25-49 users
All Sizes
1-4 users
5-9 users
10-24 users
250-499 users
1000-4999
5000-9999
The solution:
function array_sort($arr){
if(is_array($arr)){
$numeric = array();
$string = array();
foreach($arr as $k => $v)
{
if(isset($v["meta_value"])){
$str = explode(" ",trim($v["meta_value"]));
$firstWord = explode("-",trim($str[0]));
}else{
$str = $v;
$firstWord = explode("-",trim($str));
}
$firstWord = $firstWord[0];
if(is_numeric($firstWord))
{
$numeric[(int)$firstWord] = $v;
}else{
$string[$firstWord] = $v;
}
unset($firstWord);
}
ksort($string,SORT_STRING);
ksort($numeric,SORT_NUMERIC);
return array_merge((array)$string, (array)$numeric);
}
return false;
}
The usage:
$meta =get_post_meta($post_id,$meta_key);
$sorted = array_sort($meta);
The result:
All Sizes
1-4 users
5-9 users
10-24 users
25-49 users
250-499 users
500-999 users
1000-4999
5000-9999
