UKSORT(3)								 1								 UKSORT(3)

uksort - Sort an array by keys using a user-defined comparison function

SYNOPSIS

       bool uksort (array  &$array, callable  $key_compare_func)

DESCRIPTION

       uksort(3)  will	sort  the  keys of an array using a user-supplied comparison function. If the array you wish to sort needs to be sorted by
       some non-trivial criteria, you should use this function.

PARAMETERS

	      o $array
		- The input array.

	      o $key_compare_func
		- The comparison function must return an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero if the first argument is considered	to
		be respectively less than, equal to, or greater than the second.
		int callback (mixed  $a, mixed	$b)

RETURN VALUES

	Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

EXAMPLES

       Example #1

	      uksort(3) example

	      <?php
	      function cmp($a, $b)
	      {
		  $a = preg_replace('@^(a|an|the) @', '', $a);
		  $b = preg_replace('@^(a|an|the) @', '', $b);
		  return strcasecmp($a, $b);
	      }

	      $a = array("John" => 1, "the Earth" => 2, "an apple" => 3, "a banana" => 4);

	      uksort($a, "cmp");

	      foreach ($a as $key => $value) {
		  echo "$key: $value
";
	      }
	      ?>

	      The above example will output:

	      an apple: 3
	      a banana: 4
	      the Earth: 2
	      John: 1

SEE ALSO

       usort(3), The comparison of array sorting functions.

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