arrayColumnSort question

[radarhill]

I would like to be able to pass this function: arrayColumnSort the agruments as a variable. Anyone know how?

# Sample use:
# $sorted_scores = arrayColumnSort("points", SORT_DESC, SORT_NUMERIC, "name", SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING, $scores);

# Desired use:
# $agruments = '"points", SORT_DESC, SORT_NUMERIC, "name", SORT_ASC, SORT_STRING';
# $sorted_scores = arrayColumnSort( $agruments, $scores);

  function arrayColumnSort()
  {
   $n = func_num_args();
   $ar = func_get_arg($n-1);
   if(!is_array($ar))
     return false;

   for($i = 0; $i < $n-1; $i++)
     $col[$i] = func_get_arg($i);

   foreach($ar as $key => $val)
     foreach($col as $kkey => $vval)
       if(is_string($vval))
         ${"subar$kkey"}[$key] = $val[$vval];

   $arv = array();
   foreach($col as $key => $val)
     $arv[] = (is_string($val) ? ${"subar$key"} : $val);
   $arv[] = $ar;

   call_user_func_array("array_multisort", $arv);
   return $ar;
  }

Thanks!

[rowanparker]

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[MartiniMan]

Radarhill:

I'm using that same script from php.net and running into that same problem. I got away with a variable in the order by position, but not in the direction field. Here's what I did as a temporary fix:

switch ($direction) {

   case 'DESC':

$listfinal = arrayColumnSort($by,SORT_DESC,SORT_NUMERIC,$list);

   break;

   case 'ASC':

$listfinal = arrayColumnSort($by,SORT_ASC,SORT_NUMERIC,$list);

   break;

}

This is only temporary. I'm digging for an answer now. I'll post here when I find one.

--MartiniMan

[radarhill]

I've still had no success. I'll let you know if I figure something out.