PHP array sort
Hi there,
How can I re-sort this array, based on a user selection:
$listArray = array("Rooms", "Exterior", "Views");
// user selects "Rooms" which becomes the current value
$curVar = "Exterior";
How can I dynamically resort $listArray so "Exterior" is now the first element in the array?
Cheers,
TonyMontana
electricmountain.com
Mark Hensler posted this at 18:14 — 3rd July 2003.
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I'm lost.
TonyMontana posted this at 18:26 — 3rd July 2003.
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$curVar="Exterior";
How can I resort an array, such as:
$listArray = array("Rooms", "Exterior", "Views");
..so that "Exterior" (2nd array element) is now the first element in an array?
I'm looking for a php function that will make a comparison between two strings, ("Exterior" in this case), find a match, and then re-order the array accordingly.
Thanks,
Tony
Mark Hensler posted this at 19:53 — 3rd July 2003.
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Try this....
<?phpif (!($key=array_search($curVal, $listArray))) {
$listArray = array_splice ($listArray, $key, 1);
$listArray = array_unshift($curVal);
}
?>
Mark Hensler
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TonyMontana posted this at 22:02 — 3rd July 2003.
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Hmmm...that didn't work. Here's a twist, this a quick and dirty example in actionscript/javascript that works with what I'm trying to accomplish:
<?php
// user defined function for 'array.sort(userFunction)'
function compare(el){
for (i=0;i<listArray.length;i++){
if (listArray[i]==el){
listArray.unshift(listArray.splice(i, 1));
trace (listArray[0]); // value is whatever current match is...
trace (listArray[2]);
}
}
}
// triggered by button actions: curVal becomes one of the items from listArray()
function sortie(){
listArray = array(\"Exterior\", \"Rooms\", \"Views\");
listArray.sort(compare(curVal));
}
?>
That's the idea of what I'm trying to translate to PHP.
Thanks,
Phil
Mark Hensler posted this at 00:22 — 4th July 2003.
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I had some errors... try this:
<?phpif (!($key=array_search($curVal, $listArray))) {
array_splice($listArray, $key, 1);
array_unshift($listArray, $curVal);
}
?>
Mark Hensler
If there is no answer on Google, then there is no question.
TonyMontana posted this at 03:18 — 4th July 2003.
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Mark,
Just tweeked this line from:
<?phpif (!($key=array_search($curVal, $listArray))) {
?>
to:
<?phpif ($key=array_search($curVal, $listArray)) {
?>
And it seems to work thus far.
Thanks,
Phil
Mark Hensler posted this at 07:44 — 4th July 2003.
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*slap* Duh!
Glad you got it working finally.
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