How to sort the following associative array in php

Question

I have following associative array:

$weight["fan"]=10;
$weight["clock"]=2;
$weight["wheel"]=12;
$weight["Bicycle"]=20;

How should I sort the above array ascending or descending w.r.t value as follows:

$weight["Bicycle"]=20;
$weight["wheel"]=12;
$weight["fan"]=10;
$weight["clock"]=2;

Regards,

possible duplicate of [How to sort an array of associative arrays by value of a given key in PHP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1597736/how-to-sort-an-array-of-associative-arrays-by-value-of-a-given-key-in-php) — Lix, Jul 02 '14 at 11:51
Possible duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bphp%5D+sort+array+by+values — PeeHaa, Jul 02 '14 at 11:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 02 '14 at 11:52

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Using arsort you can sort like you want to.

arsort($weight);

answered Jul 02 '14 at 11:52

idmean

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 02 '14 at 11:54

0

Simply use -

arsort($weight);

This sort the array in reverse order, and keep the keys intact.

answered Jul 02 '14 at 11:54

Anik

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