DBX_SORT(3) 1 DBX_SORT(3)
dbx_sort - Sort a result from a dbx_query by a custom sort function
SYNOPSIS
bool dbx_sort (object $result, string $user_compare_function)
DESCRIPTION
Sort a result from a dbx_query(3) call with a custom sort function.
PARAMETERS
o $result
- A result set returned by dbx_query(3).
o $user_compare_function
- The user-defined comparison function. It must accept two arguments and return an integer less than, equal to, or greater than
zero if the first argument is considered to be respectively less than, equal to, or greater than the second.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
dbx_sort(3) example
<?php
function user_re_order($a, $b)
{
$rv = dbx_compare($a, $b, "parentid", DBX_CMP_DESC);
if (!$rv) {
$rv = dbx_compare($a, $b, "id", DBX_CMP_NUMBER);
}
return $rv;
}
$link = dbx_connect(DBX_ODBC, "", "db", "username", "password")
or die("Could not connect");
$result = dbx_query($link, "SELECT id, parentid, description FROM tbl ORDER BY id");
// data in $result is now ordered by id
dbx_sort($result, "user_re_order");
// data in $result is now ordered by parentid (descending), then by id
dbx_close($link);
?>
NOTES
Note
It is always better to use ORDER BY SQL clause instead of dbx_sort(3) if possible.
SEE ALSO
dbx_compare(3).
PHP Documentation Group DBX_SORT(3)
