View source for JArrayHelper/sortObjects

===Description===
Utility function to sort an array of objects on a given field



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===Syntax===
<source lang="php">sortObjects(&$a, $k, $direction=1)</source>

 {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Parameter Name
!Default Value
!Description
|-
| &$a
| 
|  $arr An array of objects 
|-
| $k
| 
|  $k The key to sort on 
|-
| $direction
| 1
|  $direction Direction to sort in [1 = Ascending] [-1 = Descending] 
|}

===Returns===
array The sorted array of objects 

===Defined in===
libraries/joomla/utilities/arrayhelper.php
===Importing===
<source lang="php">jimport( 'joomla.utilities.arrayhelper' );</source>

===Source Body===
<source lang="php">
function sortObjects(&$a, $k, $direction=1)
{
        $GLOBALS['JAH_so'] = array(
                'key'           => $k,
                'direction'     => $direction
        );
        usort($a, array('JArrayHelper', '_sortObjects'));
        unset($GLOBALS['JAH_so']);

        return $a;
}
</source>


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===Examples===
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