egroupware_official/phpgwapi/inc/class.arrayfunctions.inc.php

<?php
	/*******************************************************************\
	* phpGroupWare API - Arrayfunctions                                 *
	* Written by Lars Kneschke <lkneschke@phpgw.de>                     *
	* Copyright (C) 2002, 2003 Lars Kneschke                            *
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	* This library is part of the phpGroupWare API                      *
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	\*******************************************************************/
	/* $Id$ */

	class arrayfunctions
	{
		function arrayfunctions($vars='')
		{
		}

		/*
		* arfsort() - (AR)ray (F)ield Sort.
		* Sort a multi-dimensional array according
		* to a list of fields.
		* @param $a The array to sort
		* @param $fl Field list (in order of importance)
		*/
		
		function arfsort( $a, $fl, $_sort='ASC' )
		{
			$GLOBALS['__ARFSORT_LIST__'] = $fl;
			
			$this->sort=$_sort;

			if (is_array($a))
			{
				usort( $a, array($this,'arfsort_func') );
				return $a;
			}
			return False;
		}

		/*
		* Internal sorting function for arfsort()
		*/
		function arfsort_func( $a, $b )
		{
			foreach( $GLOBALS['__ARFSORT_LIST__'] as $f )
			{
				if($this->sort == 'ASC')
				{
					$strc = strcmp( $a[$f], $b[$f] );
				}
				else
				{
					$strc = strcmp( $b[$f], $a[$f] );
				}
				if ( $strc != 0 )
				{
					return $strc;
				}
			}
			return 0;
		}

	} // end class arrayfunctions
?>