Dan's solution is slightly more compact and a bit easier to generalize if you're doing different kinds of sorts, but it's the same basic idea.
Scott On 5/7/07, Allen Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wish I could answer that for you, Tim. I've always done it this way and hadn't thought of uasort() before Scott and Dan mentioned it. Hopefully they'll be able to comment on it, because I'm curious, too. - Allen Timothy Boyden wrote: > Scott's solution worked for me, but is there any performance/security > benefit from Allen's suggestion? > > -Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Allen Shaw > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:58 AM > To: NYPHP Talk > Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] How to sort a multi-dimensional array by a > given key? > > Hi Tim, > > array_multisort() should do the trick. See the manual > (http://php.net/array_multisort) for some examples ("Example 256. > Sorting database results") much like what you're describing. > > Essentially, you'll have to loop through the array to create another > array something like: > $sortDistance['SCID1']=>20 > $sortDistance['SCID2']=>10 > and then call: > array_multisort($franchises, $sortDistance); > > > > - Allen > > > Timothy Boyden wrote: > >>Hi All, >> >>I have a multi-dimensional array such as: >> >>$franchises['SCID1'] = SCNYC >>$franchises['SCID1']['BusinessName'] = SuperCoups of NY City >>$franchises['SCID1']['DistanceFromCustomer'] = 20 >>$franchises['SCID2'] = SCBUFF >>$franchises['SCID2']['BusinessName'] = SuperCoups of Buffalo >>$franchises['SCID2']['DistanceFromCustomer'] = 10 >> >>How can I sort this array so the businesses are sorted by the >>DistanceFromCustomer key? >> >>Thanks for the help in advance, >> >>Tim >> >>--------------------------- >> >> >> Timothy Boyden >> >>/Network Administrator/ >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>*SuperCoups^(r) * >> >>** >> >>350 Revolutionary Drive | E. Taunton, MA 02718 >> >>508-977-2034 | www.supercoups.com <http://www.supercoups.com/> >> >> >> >>We Support Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, >> >>"Fighting Childhood Cancer One Cup At A Time" >> >>Donations Accepted at: www.firstgiving.com/SuperCoups >><http://www.firstgiving.com/supercoups> >> >>--------------------------- >> >>Local Coupons. Super Savings.^(r) >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>_______________________________________________ >>New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List >>http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk >> >>NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online >>http://www.nyphpcon.com >> >>Show Your Participation in New York PHP >>http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > > -- Allen Shaw Polymer (http://polymerdb.org) slidePresenter (http://slides.sourceforge.net) _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
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