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PHP Function natcasesort()
Syntax
Definition and Usage
This function implements a sort algorithm that orders alphanumeric strings in the way a human being would while maintaining key/value associations. This is described as a "natural ordering".
Paramters
Parameter | Description |
array | Required. Specifies an array |
Return Value
This function returns TRUE on success, or FALSE on failure.
Example
Try out following example:
<?php
$array1 = array('IMG0.png', 'img12.png', 'img10.png',
'img2.png', 'img1.png', 'IMG3.png');
$array2 = $array1;
sort($array1);
echo "Standard sorting <br />";
print_r($array1);
natcasesort($array2);
echo "<br />Natural order sorting (case-insensitive)<br />";
print_r($array2);
?>
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This will produce following result:
Standard sorting
Array
(
[0] => IMG0.png
[1] => IMG3.png
[2] => img1.png
[3] => img10.png
[4] => img12.png
[5] => img2.png
)
Natural order sorting (case-insensitive)
Array
(
[0] => IMG0.png
[4] => img1.png
[3] => img2.png
[5] => IMG3.png
[2] => img10.png
[1] => img12.png
)
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