<?php
$order = array(
3452342,
5867867,
7867867,
1231233
);
$array = array(
array("id" => 7867867, "title" => "Must Be #3"),
array("id" => 3452342, "title" => "Must Be #1"),
array("id" => 1231233, "title" => "Must Be #4"),
array("id" => 5867867, "title" => "Must Be #2"),
array("id" => 1111111, "title" => "Dont Care #1"),
array("id" => 2222222, "title" => "Dont Care #2"),
array("id" => 3333333, "title" => "Dont Care #3"),
array("id" => 4444444, "title" => "Dont Care #4")
);
function custom_compare($a, $b){
global $order;
$a = array_search($a["id"], $order);
$b = array_search($b["id"], $order);
if($a === false && $b === false) { // both items are dont cares
return 0; // a == b
}
else if ($a === false) { // $a is a dont care item
return 1; // $a > $b
}
else if ($b === false) { // $b is a dont care item
return -1; // $a < $b
}
else {
return $a - $b;
}
}
shuffle($array); // for testing
var_dump($array); // before
usort($array, "custom_compare");
var_dump($array); // after
?>
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