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>    (PHP 3, PHP 4 )</P
>asort&nbsp;--&nbsp;Sort an array and maintain index association</DIV
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>void <B
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>&#13;     This function sorts an array such that array indices maintain
     their correlation with the array elements they are associated
     with.  This is used mainly when sorting associative arrays where
     the actual element order is significant.
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>$fruits = array ("d"=&#62;"lemon", "a"=&#62;"orange", "b"=&#62;"banana", "c"=&#62;"apple");
asort ($fruits);
reset ($fruits);
while (list ($key, $val) = each ($fruits)) {
    echo "$key = $val\n";
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>&#13;      This example would display:
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d = lemon
a = orange</PRE
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>&#13;     The fruits have been sorted in alphabetical order, and the index
     associated with each element has been maintained.
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>&#13;     You may modify the behavior of the sort using the optional
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>&#13;     See also <A
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