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# sort

sort -- Sort an array

## Description

`void sort`(array array);

This function sorts an array. Elements will be arranged from lowest to highest when this function has completed.

Example 1. sort() example

      1
      2 $fruits = array ("lemon", "orange", "banana", "apple");
      3 sort ($fruits);
      4 for (reset ($fruits); $key = key ($fruits); next ($fruits)) {
      5     echo "fruits[$key] = ".$fruits[$key]."\n";
      6 }
      7

This example would display: `fruits[0] = apple fruits[1] = banana fruits[2] = lemon fruits[3] = orange` The fruits have been sorted in alphabetical order.

See also: arsort(), asort(), ksort(), rsort(), and usort().

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