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Array Functions
Sort an array by key in descending order

krsort

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

krsort — Sort an array by key in descending order

Description

krsort(array &$array, int $flags = SORT_REGULAR): true

Sorts array in place by keys in descending order.

Note:
If two members compare as equal, they retain their original order. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, their relative order in the sorted array was undefined.

Note:
Resets array's internal pointer to the first element.

Parameters

array

The input array.

flags

The optional second parameter flags may be used to modify the sorting behavior using these values:

Sorting type flags:

SORT_REGULAR - compare items normally; the details are described in the comparison operators section
SORT_NUMERIC - compare items numerically
SORT_STRING - compare items as strings
SORT_LOCALE_STRING - compare items as strings, based on the current locale. It uses the locale, which can be changed using setlocale()
SORT_NATURAL - compare items as strings using "natural ordering" like natsort()
SORT_FLAG_CASE - can be combined (bitwise OR) with SORT_STRING or SORT_NATURAL to sort strings case-insensitively

Return Values

Always returns true.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.2.0	The return type is `true` now; previously, it was bool.
8.2.0	This function now does numeric string comparison under `SORT_REGULAR` using the standard PHP 8 rules.

Examples

Example #1 krsort() example

<?php
$fruits = array("d"=>"lemon", "a"=>"orange", "b"=>"banana", "c"=>"apple");
krsort($fruits);
foreach ($fruits as $key => $val) {
echo "$key = $val\n";
}
?>

The above example will output:

d = lemon
c = apple
b = banana
a = orange