Given an array of objects and the task is to sort the array by object by given fields.
Approach:
The usort() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to sort the array of elements conditionally with a given comparator function. The usort() function can also be used to sort an array of objects by object field. Call usort() function with first argument as the array of objects and second argument as the comparator function on the basis of which comparison between two array objects has to be made.
Example:
<?php   // PHP program to show sorting of // array of objects by object fields   // School Data array $gfg_array = array(     array(         'score' => '100',         'name' => 'Sam',         'subject' => 'Data Structures'    ),     array(         'score' => '50',         'name' => 'Tanya',         'subject' => 'Advanced Algorithms'    ),     array(         'score' => '75',         'name' => 'Jack',         'subject' => 'Distributed Computing'    ) );   // Class for encapsulating school data class geekSchool {           var $score, $name, $subject;       // Constructor for class initialization     public function geekSchool($data) {         $this->name = $data['name'];         $this->score = $data['score'];         $this->subject = $data['subject'];     } }   // Function to convert array data to class object function data2Object($data) {     $class_object = new geekSchool($data);     return $class_object; }   // Comparator function used for comparator // scores of two object/students function comparator($object1, $object2) {     return $object1->score > $object2->score; }   // Generating array of objects $school_data = array_map('data2Object', $gfg_array);   // Printing original object array data print("Original object array:\n");   print_r($school_data);   // Sorting the class objects according // to their scores usort($school_data, 'comparator');   // Printing sorted object array data print("\nSorted object array:\n");   print_r($school_data);   ?> |
Output:
Original object array:
Array
(
[0] => geekSchool Object
(
[score] => 100
[name] => Sam
[subject] => Data Structures
)
[1] => geekSchool Object
(
[score] => 50
[name] => Tanya
[subject] => Advanced Algorithms
)
[2] => geekSchool Object
(
[score] => 75
[name] => Jack
[subject] => Distributed Computing
)
)
Sorted object array:
Array
(
[0] => geekSchool Object
(
[score] => 50
[name] => Tanya
[subject] => Advanced Algorithms
)
[1] => geekSchool Object
(
[score] => 75
[name] => Jack
[subject] => Distributed Computing
)
[2] => geekSchool Object
(
[score] => 100
[name] => Sam
[subject] => Data Structures
)
)
