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array Set::sort ($data, $path, $dir)

Sorts an array by any value, determined by a Set-compatible path.

$a = array(
	0 => array('Person' => array('name' => 'Jeff')),
	1 => array('Shirt' => array('color' => 'black'))
);
$result = Set::sort($a, '{n}.Person.name', 'asc');
/* $result now looks like: 
	Array
	(
	    [0] => Array
	        (
	            [Shirt] => Array
	                (
	                    [color] => black
	                )
	        )
	    [1] => Array
	        (
	            [Person] => Array
	                (
	                    [name] => Jeff
	                )
	        )
	)
*/

$result = Set::sort($a, '{n}.Shirt', 'asc');
/* $result now looks like: 
	Array
	(
	    [0] => Array
	        (
	            [Person] => Array
	                (
	                    [name] => Jeff
	                )
	        )
	    [1] => Array
	        (
	            [Shirt] => Array
	                (
	                    [color] => black
	                )
	        )
	)
*/

$result = Set::sort($a, '{n}', 'desc');
/* $result now looks like: 
	Array
	(
	    [0] => Array
	        (
	            [Shirt] => Array
	                (
	                    [color] => black
	                )
	        )
	    [1] => Array
	        (
	            [Person] => Array
	                (
	                    [name] => Jeff
	                )
	        )
	)
*/

$a = array(
	array(7,6,4),
	array(3,4,5),
	array(3,2,1),
);

$result = Set::sort($a, '{n}.{n}', 'asc');
/* $result now looks like: 
	Array
	(
	    [0] => Array
	        (
	            [0] => 3
	            [1] => 2
	            [2] => 1
	        )
	    [1] => Array
	        (
	            [0] => 3
	            [1] => 4
	            [2] => 5
	        )
	    [2] => Array
	        (
	            [0] => 7
	            [1] => 6
	            [2] => 4
	        )
	)
*/

1. $a = array(
2. 0 => array('Person' => array('name' => 'Jeff')),
3. 1 => array('Shirt' => array('color' => 'black'))
4. );
5. $result = Set::sort($a, '{n}.Person.name', 'asc');
6. /* $result now looks like:
7. Array
8. (
9. [0] => Array
10. (
11. [Shirt] => Array
12. (
13. [color] => black
14. )
15. )
16. [1] => Array
17. (
18. [Person] => Array
19. (
20. [name] => Jeff
21. )
22. )
23. )
24. */
25. $result = Set::sort($a, '{n}.Shirt', 'asc');
26. /* $result now looks like:
27. Array
28. (
29. [0] => Array
30. (
31. [Person] => Array
32. (
33. [name] => Jeff
34. )
35. )
36. [1] => Array
37. (
38. [Shirt] => Array
39. (
40. [color] => black
41. )
42. )
43. )
44. */
45. $result = Set::sort($a, '{n}', 'desc');
46. /* $result now looks like:
47. Array
48. (
49. [0] => Array
50. (
51. [Shirt] => Array
52. (
53. [color] => black
54. )
55. )
56. [1] => Array
57. (
58. [Person] => Array
59. (
60. [name] => Jeff
61. )
62. )
63. )
64. */
65. $a = array(
66. array(7,6,4),
67. array(3,4,5),
68. array(3,2,1),
69. );
70. $result = Set::sort($a, '{n}.{n}', 'asc');
71. /* $result now looks like:
72. Array
73. (
74. [0] => Array
75. (
76. [0] => 3
77. [1] => 2
78. [2] => 1
79. )
80. [1] => Array
81. (
82. [0] => 3
83. [1] => 4
84. [2] => 5
85. )
86. [2] => Array
87. (
88. [0] => 7
89. [1] => 6
90. [2] => 4
91. )
92. )
93. */