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Name

rsort — Sorts an array in descending order by element value.

Synopsis

bool rsort(array[, flag]); array array: Array to sort int flag (optional): Flag specifying how to compare key values (PHP 4.0.0+ only)

Returns

TRUE on success; FALSE on failure

Description

Sorts array in descending order by element value. String indexes are ignored and the resulting array is indexed numerically. Use arsort() if you're working with an associative array. The key values for the resulting indexed array are reordered after the sort is completed.

array is modified directly by this function.

(PHP 4.0.0+ only) The way in which element values are compared can be modified by passing one of the following named constants as flag :

SORT_REGULAR: Compare element values according to PHP's normal comparison rules. This is the default if flag is not given.
SORT_NUMERIC: Compare element values according to their numeric values.
SORT_STRING: Compare element values according to their string values.

Version

PHP 3, PHP 4

Example

Example 57. Sort an array in descending order by element value

$array = array('b' => 2, 'd' => 4, 'a' => 1, 'c' => 3);
rsort($array);
print_r($array);

Output (note that string indexes have been lost):
Array
(
    [0] => 4
    [1] => 3
    [2] => 2
    [3] => 1
)

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