Method: a::sort

Sorts a multi-dimensional array by a certain column

Info

Syntax

a::sort($array, $field, $direction='desc', $method=SORT_REGULAR)

Parameters

• $array (array) The source array
• $field (string) The name of the column
• $direction (string) desc (descending) or asc (ascending)
• $method (const) A PHP sort method flag.

Return (array)

The sorted array

Example

$array[0] = array(
  'id' => 1,
  'username' => 'bastian',
);    

$array[1] = array(
  'id' => 2,
  'username' => 'peter',
);    

$array[3] = array(
  'id' => 3,
  'username' => 'john',
);    

$sorted = a::sort($array, 'username ASC');
// Array
// (
//      [0] => Array
//          (
//              [id] => 1
//              [username] => bastian
//          )
//      [1] => Array
//          (
//              [id] => 3
//              [username] => john
//          )
//      [2] => Array
//          (
//              [id] => 2
//              [username] => peter
//          )
// )