--TEST-- Test arsort() function : usage variations - sorting arrays with/without keys, 'sort_flags' as default/SORT_REGULAR --FILE-- 55, 66, 22, 33, 11), array ("a" => "orange", "banana", "c" => "apple"), array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), array("first", 5 => "second", "third"), array(1, 1, 8 => 1, 4 => 1, 19, 3 => 13), array('bar' => 'baz', "foo" => 1), array('a'=>1,'b'=>array('e'=>2,'f'=>3),'c'=>array('g'=>4),'d'=>5), ); $count = 1; echo "\n-- Testing arsort() by supplying various arrays with key values --\n"; // loop through to test arsort() with different arrays, // to test the new keys for the elements in the sorted array foreach ($various_arrays as $array) { echo "\n-- Iteration $count --\n"; echo "- With default sort_flag -\n"; $temp_array = $array; var_dump(arsort($temp_array) ); var_dump($temp_array); echo "- Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR -\n"; $temp_array = $array; var_dump(arsort($temp_array, SORT_REGULAR) ); var_dump($temp_array); $count++; } echo "Done\n"; ?> --EXPECTF-- *** Testing arsort() : usage variations *** -- Testing arsort() by supplying various arrays with key values -- -- Iteration 1 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(5) { [6]=> int(66) [5]=> int(55) [8]=> int(33) [7]=> int(22) [9]=> int(11) } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(5) { [6]=> int(66) [5]=> int(55) [8]=> int(33) [7]=> int(22) [9]=> int(11) } -- Iteration 2 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(3) { ["a"]=> string(6) "orange" [0]=> string(6) "banana" ["c"]=> string(5) "apple" } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(3) { ["a"]=> string(6) "orange" [0]=> string(6) "banana" ["c"]=> string(5) "apple" } -- Iteration 3 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(6) { [5]=> int(6) [4]=> int(5) [3]=> int(4) [2]=> int(3) [1]=> int(2) [0]=> int(1) } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(6) { [5]=> int(6) [4]=> int(5) [3]=> int(4) [2]=> int(3) [1]=> int(2) [0]=> int(1) } -- Iteration 4 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(3) { [6]=> string(5) "third" [5]=> string(6) "second" [0]=> string(5) "first" } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(3) { [6]=> string(5) "third" [5]=> string(6) "second" [0]=> string(5) "first" } -- Iteration 5 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(6) { [9]=> int(19) [3]=> int(13) [4]=> int(1) [8]=> int(1) [1]=> int(1) [0]=> int(1) } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(6) { [9]=> int(19) [3]=> int(13) [4]=> int(1) [8]=> int(1) [1]=> int(1) [0]=> int(1) } -- Iteration 6 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(2) { ["foo"]=> int(1) ["bar"]=> string(3) "baz" } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(2) { ["foo"]=> int(1) ["bar"]=> string(3) "baz" } -- Iteration 7 -- - With default sort_flag - bool(true) array(4) { ["b"]=> array(2) { ["e"]=> int(2) ["f"]=> int(3) } ["c"]=> array(1) { ["g"]=> int(4) } ["d"]=> int(5) ["a"]=> int(1) } - Sort_flag = SORT_REGULAR - bool(true) array(4) { ["b"]=> array(2) { ["e"]=> int(2) ["f"]=> int(3) } ["c"]=> array(1) { ["g"]=> int(4) } ["d"]=> int(5) ["a"]=> int(1) } Done