Question

Hey guys. Should be simple, couldn’t find a proper answer on other questions because mine is slightly different.

I have an array, like this:

Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [record_id] => 21
            [quality] => 3
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [record_id] => 20
            [quality] => 3
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [record_id] => 19
            [quality] => 3
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [record_id] => 18
            [quality] => 2
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [record_id] => 17
            [quality] => 3
        )

)

I need to be able to order the array by highest to lowest (regarding the quality key) in ascending order or descending (when a mode has been selected), so for example I need it to order an array and return it ordered, e.g.

function order_array($array, $order = 'asc')
{
   if($order == 'asc')
   // order the array from lowest to highest

   if($order == 'desc')
   // order the array from highest to lowest
}

Cheers.

Answer 1

Check the usort function

function cmp($a, $b)
{
    if ($a == $b) {
        return 0;
    }
    return ($a < $b) ? -1 : 1;
}

$a = array(3, 2, 5, 6, 1);

usort($a, "cmp");