PHP arsort()Functions

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Examples

Sort the associative array by values in descending order:

<?php
$age=array("Peter"=>"35","Ben"=>"37","Joe"=>"43");
arsort($age);
?>

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Definition and Usage

The arsort() function sorts an associative array by values in descending order.

Tip:Please useasort()function to sort an associative array by values in ascending order.

Tip:Please usekrsort()function to sort an associative array by keys in descending order.

Syntax

arsort(array,sortingtype);

Parameter Description
array Required. Specifies the array to be sorted.
sortingtype Optional. Specifies how to arrange the array's elements/items. Possible values:
  • 0 = SORT_REGULAR - Default. Arrange each item in regular order (Standard ASCII, without changing types).
  • 1 = SORT_NUMERIC - Treat each item as a number.
  • 2 = SORT_STRING - Treat each item as a string.
  • 3 = SORT_LOCALE_STRING - Treat each item as a string, based on the current locale (which can be changed viasetlocale()changed).
  • 4 = SORT_NATURAL - Treat each item as a string, using natural ordering similar tonatsort()natural ordering.
  • 5 = SORT_FLAG_CASE - Can be combined (bitwise OR) with SORT_STRING or SORT_NATURAL to sort strings case-insensitively.

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.
PHP Version: 4+

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