Sort multidimensional array by multiple keys

Question

I\'m trying to sort a multidimensional array by multiple keys, and I have no idea where to start. I looked at uasort, but wasn\'t quite sure how to write a function for what

Answer 1

class Sort {
    private $actual_order = 'asc';
    private $actual_field = null;

    public function compare_arrays($array1, $array2) {

        if ($array1[$this->actual_field] == $array2[$this->actual_field]) {
            return 0;
        }
        elseif ($array1[$this->actual_field] > $array2[$this->actual_field]) {
            return ($this->actual_order == 'asc' ? 1 : -1);
        }
        else {
            return ($this->actual_order == 'asc' ? -1 : 1);
        }

    }


    public function order_array(&$array) {

        usort($array, array($this, 'compare_arrays'));

    }


    public function __construct ($field, $actual_order = 'asc') {
        $this->actual_field = $field;
        $this->actual_order = $actual_order;
    }

}

// use

$sort = new Sort ("state");

$sort->order_array($array);