The asort() function sorts an associative array in ascending order, according to the value.
Tip: Use the arsort() function to sort an associative array in descending order, according to the value.
Tip: Use the ksort() function to sort an associative array in ascending order, according to the key.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| array | Required. Specifies the array to sort |
| sortingtype | Optional. Specifies how to compare the array elements/items. Possible values:
|
Syntax
asort(array,sortingtype);Example
$name_age=array("Cooper"=>"40","Samuel"=>"37","Alex"=>"43");
asort($name_age);
print_r($name_age);Output
Array ( [Samuel] => 37 [Cooper] => 40 [Alex] => 43 ) 
