PHP/Data Structure/array multisort

array_multisort

 
<?php
   $staff["givenname"][0] = "J";
   $staff["givenname"][1] = "M";
   $staff["givenname"][2] = "G";
   $staff["surname"][1] = "C";
   $staff["surname"][2] = "G";
   $staff["surname"][3] = "E";
   $res = array_multisort($staff["surname"],SORT_STRING,SORT_ASC,
                          $staff["givenname"],SORT_STRING,SORT_ASC);
   print_r($staff);
?>

array_multisort for Array Keys with a Given Value

 
<?php 
$clothes = array( "hats" => 75, "coats" => 32, "shoes" => 102); 
$names = array_keys($clothes); 
$items = array_values($clothes); 
array_multisort($items, $names); 
$num = count($clothes) - 1; 
printf("<p>Most items: %s (%d); least items: %s (%d).</p>\n",$names[$num], $items[$num], $names[0], $items[0]); 
?>