sort

Example

Example 1

Sort the elements in the array $cars in ascending order:

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<span class="token variable">$cars</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Volvo"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"BMW"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Toyota"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function"></span></span><mark><span class="token function">sort</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$cars</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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Example 2

Sort the elements in the array $numbers in ascending order:

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<span class="token variable">$numbers</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token number">4</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">6</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">22</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">11</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function"></span></span><mark><span class="token function">sort</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$numbers</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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