krsort

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

krsort — Sort an array by key in reverse order

Description

bool krsort ( array &$array [, int $sort_flags = SORT_REGULAR ] )

Sorts an array by key in reverse order, maintaining key to data correlations. This is useful mainly for associative arrays.

Parameters

array

The input array.

sort_flags

You may modify the behavior of the sort using the optional parameter sort_flags, for details see sort().

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 krsort() example

<?php
$fruits = array("d"=>"lemon", "a"=>"orange", "b"=>"banana", "c"=>"apple");
krsort($fruits);
foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) {
    echo "$key = $val\n";
}
?>

The above example will output:

d = lemon
c = apple
b = banana
a = orange

See Also

• arsort() - Sort an array in reverse order and maintain index association
• ksort() - Sort an array by key
• The comparison of array sorting functions