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User Sorting By Letter
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| <?php | |
| //OLD WAY | |
| function array_sort($array, $on, $order=SORT_ASC) | |
| { | |
| $new_array = array(); | |
| $sortable_array = array(); | |
| if (count($array) > 0) { | |
| foreach ($array as $k => $v) { | |
| if (is_array($v)) { | |
| foreach ($v as $k2 => $v2) { | |
| if ($k2 == $on) { | |
| $sortable_array[$k] = $v2; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } else { | |
| $sortable_array[$k] = $v; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| switch ($order) { | |
| case SORT_ASC: | |
| asort($sortable_array); | |
| break; | |
| case SORT_DESC: | |
| arsort($sortable_array); | |
| break; | |
| } | |
| foreach ($sortable_array as $k => $v) { | |
| $new_array[$k] = $array[$k]; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return $new_array; | |
| } | |
| function get_alphabetical_index() { | |
| $abc = array(); | |
| $abc[] = "A"; | |
| $abc[] = "B"; | |
| $abc[] = "C"; | |
| $abc[] = "D"; | |
| $abc[] = "E"; | |
| $abc[] = "F"; | |
| $abc[] = "G"; | |
| $abc[] = "H"; | |
| $abc[] = "I"; | |
| $abc[] = "J"; | |
| $abc[] = "K"; | |
| $abc[] = "L"; | |
| $abc[] = "M"; | |
| $abc[] = "N"; | |
| $abc[] = "O"; | |
| $abc[] = "P"; | |
| $abc[] = "Q"; | |
| $abc[] = "R"; | |
| $abc[] = "S"; | |
| $abc[] = "T"; | |
| $abc[] = "U"; | |
| $abc[] = "V"; | |
| $abc[] = "W"; | |
| $abc[] = "X"; | |
| $abc[] = "Y"; | |
| $abc[] = "Z"; | |
| return $abc; | |
| } | |
| $user_query = get_users(); | |
| $sorted_users = array_sort($user_query, 'first_name', SORT_DESC); | |
| $i = 0; | |
| $abc = get_alphabetical_index(); | |
| foreach ($sorted_users as $user) { | |
| if (substr($user->first_name, 0) != $abc[$i]) { | |
| echo '<span class="lettering">'.$abc[$i].'</span>'; | |
| } | |
| $i++; | |
| } | |
| ?> | |
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