PHP | Ds\Map ksorted() Function Last Updated : 20 Aug, 2019 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The Ds\Map::ksorted() function is an inbuilt function in PHP, which is used to returns a copy which is sorted by key. Syntax: Ds\Map public Ds\Map::ksorted ([ callable $comparator ] ) Parameter: This function accepts single parameter $comparator which contains function according to which the values will be compared while sorting the copy of the Map. The comparator should return the following values based on the comparison of two values passed to it as a parameter: 1, if the first element is expected to be less than second element. -1, if the first element is expected to be greater than second element. 0, if the first element is expected to be equal to the second element. Return value: This function returns a copy of map which is sorted by key. Below programs illustrate the Ds\Map::ksorted() function in PHP: Program 1: php <?php // PHP program to illustrate ksorted() function // Declare a Map $map = new \Ds\Map([1 => 20, 3 => 10, 2 => 30]); // Print the sorted copy of Map by key print_r($map->ksorted()); ?> Output: Ds\Map Object ( [0] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => 1 [value] => 20 ) [1] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => 2 [value] => 30 ) [2] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => 3 [value] => 10 ) ) Program 2: php <?php // PHP program to illustrate ksorted() function // Declare a Map $map = new \Ds\Map(["x" => "Geeks", "a" => "for", "z" => "Geeks"]); // Print the sorted copy Map print_r($map->ksorted()); ?> Output: Ds\Map Object ( [0] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => a [value] => for ) [1] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => x [value] => Geeks ) [2] => Ds\Pair Object ( [key] => z [value] => Geeks ) ) Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ds-map.ksorted.php Comment R R_Raj Follow 0 Improve R R_Raj Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies PHP PHP-function PHP-ds_map Explore PHP Tutorial 8 min read BasicsPHP Syntax 4 min read PHP Variables 5 min read PHP | Functions 8 min read PHP Loops 4 min read ArrayPHP Arrays 5 min read PHP Associative Arrays 4 min read Multidimensional arrays in PHP 5 min read Sorting Arrays in PHP 4 min read OOPs & InterfacesPHP Classes 2 min read PHP | Constructors and Destructors 5 min read PHP Access Modifiers 4 min read Multiple Inheritance in PHP 4 min read MySQL DatabasePHP | MySQL Database Introduction 4 min read PHP Database connection 2 min read PHP | MySQL ( Creating Database ) 3 min read PHP | MySQL ( Creating Table ) 3 min read PHP AdvancePHP Superglobals 6 min read PHP | Regular Expressions 12 min read PHP Form Handling 4 min read PHP File Handling 4 min read PHP | Uploading File 3 min read PHP Cookies 9 min read PHP | Sessions 7 min read Like