--TEST-- Test arsort() function : usage variations - sort reference variables --FILE-- &$value1 , 2 => &$value2, 3 => &$value3); echo "\n-- Testing arsort() by supplying reference variable array, 'flag' value is default --\n"; $temp_array = $unsorted_numerics; var_dump( arsort($temp_array) ); // expecting : bool(true) var_dump( $temp_array); echo "\n-- Testing arsort() by supplying reference variable array, 'flag' = SORT_REGULAR --\n"; $temp_array = &$unsorted_numerics; var_dump( arsort($temp_array, SORT_REGULAR) ); // expecting : bool(true) var_dump( $temp_array); echo "\n-- Testing arsort() by supplying reference variable array, 'flag' = SORT_NUMERIC --\n"; $temp_array = &$unsorted_numerics; var_dump( arsort($temp_array, SORT_NUMERIC) ); // expecting : bool(true) var_dump( $temp_array); echo "Done\n"; ?> --EXPECT-- *** Testing arsort() :usage variations *** -- Testing arsort() by supplying reference variable array, 'flag' value is default -- bool(true) array(3) { [3]=> &int(555) [1]=> &int(100) [2]=> &int(33) } -- Testing arsort() by supplying reference variable array, 'flag' = SORT_REGULAR -- bool(true) array(3) { [3]=> &int(555) [1]=> &int(100) [2]=> &int(33) } -- Testing arsort() by supplying reference variable array, 'flag' = SORT_NUMERIC -- bool(true) array(3) { [3]=> &int(555) [1]=> &int(100) [2]=> &int(33) } Done