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rsort — Sort an array in descending order
Sorts array
in place by values
in descending order.
Note:
If two members compare as equal, they retain their original order. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, their relative order in the sorted array was undefined.
Note: This function assigns new keys to the elements in
array
. It will remove any existing keys that may have been assigned, rather than just reordering the keys.
Note:
Resets array's internal pointer to the first element.
array
The input array.
flags
The optional second parameter flags
may be used to modify the sorting behavior using these values:
Sorting type flags:
SORT_REGULAR
- compare items normally;
the details are described in the comparison operators section
SORT_NUMERIC
- compare items numerically
SORT_STRING
- compare items as strings
SORT_LOCALE_STRING
- compare items as
strings, based on the current locale. It uses the locale,
which can be changed using setlocale()
SORT_NATURAL
- compare items as strings
using "natural ordering" like natsort()
SORT_FLAG_CASE
- can be combined
(bitwise OR) with
SORT_STRING
or
SORT_NATURAL
to sort strings case-insensitively
Always returns true
.
Example #1 rsort() example
<?php
$fruits = array("lemon", "orange", "banana", "apple");
rsort($fruits);
foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) {
echo "$key = $val\n";
}
?>
The above example will output:
0 = orange 1 = lemon 2 = banana 3 = apple
The fruits have been sorted in reverse alphabetical order.