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# dbx_sort

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6)

dbx_sort -- Sort a result from a dbx_query by a custom sort function

## Description

``bool dbx_sort` (dbx_result_object result, string user_compare_function)`

Warning
This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, the name of this function, and anything else documented about this function may change in a future release of PHP without notice. Be warned and use this function at your own risk.

Returns `TRUE` on success, `FALSE` on error.

Example 1. dbx_sort() example
    <?php
    function user_re_order ($a, $b) {
        $rv = dbx_compare ($a, $b, "parentid", DBX_CMP_DESC);
        if (!$rv) $rv = dbx_compare ($a, $b, "id");
        return $rv;
    }

    $link = dbx_connect ("odbc", "", "db", "username", "password")
        or die ("Could not connect");
    $result = dbx_query ($link, "SELECT id, parentid, description FROM tbl ORDER BY id");
    echo "resulting data is now ordered by id<br>";
    dbx_sort ($result, "user_re_order");
    echo "resulting data is now ordered by parentid (descending), then by id<br>";
    dbx_close ($link);
    ?>

See also dbx_compare().

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