Sort array of objects by object fields

Use usort, here's an example adapted from the manual:

function cmp($a, $b) {
    return strcmp($a->name, $b->name);
}

usort($your_data, "cmp");

You can also use any callable as the second argument. Here are some examples:

Using anonymous functions (from PHP 5.3)

  usort($your_data, function($a, $b) {return strcmp($a->name, $b->name);});

From inside a class

  usort($your_data, array($this, "cmp")); // "cmp" should be a method in the class

Using arrow functions (from PHP 7.4)

  usort($your_data, fn($a, $b) => strcmp($a->name, $b->name));

Also, if you're comparing numeric values, fn($a, $b) => $a->count - $b->count as the "compare" function should do the trick, or, if you want yet another way of doing the same thing, starting from PHP 7 you can use the Spaceship operator, like this: fn($a, $b) => $a->count <=> $b->count.

Heres a nicer way using closures

usort($your_data, function($a, $b)
{
    return strcmp($a->name, $b->name);
});

Please note this is not in PHP's documentation but if you using 5.3+ closures are supported where callable arguments can be provided.

If you want to sort integer values:

// Desc sort
usort($array,function($first,$second){
    return $first->number < $second->number;
});

// Asc sort
usort($array,function($first,$second){
    return $first->number > $second->number;
});

UPDATED with the string don't forget to convert to the same register (upper or lower)

// Desc sort
usort($array,function($first,$second){
    return strtolower($first->text) < strtolower($second->text);
});

// Asc sort
usort($array,function($first,$second){
    return strtolower($first->text) > strtolower($second->text);
});

if you're using php oop you might need to change to:

public static function cmp($a, $b) 
{
    return strcmp($a->name, $b->name);
}

//in this case FUNCTION_NAME would be cmp
usort($your_data, array('YOUR_CLASS_NAME','FUNCTION_NAME'));

usort($array, 'my_sort_function');

var_dump($array);

function my_sort_function($a, $b)
{
    return $a->name < $b->name;
}

The same code will be with the count field.

More details about usort: http://ru2.php.net/usort

Btw, where did you get that array from? I hope that not from database?

Sort array of objects by object fields

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