asort()

asort - Sort an array and maintain index association

Syntax

bool asort (array &$array, int $sort_flags)

Arguments

• array - The input array.
• sort_flags - You may modify the behavior of the sort using the optional parameter sort_flags, for details see sort().

Description

This function sorts an array such that array indices maintain their correlation with the array elements they are associated with. This is used mainly when sorting associative arrays where the actual element order is significant.

Version

PHP 4, 5

Return value

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.