Sort an Array

Code

<?php

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2026 Jeffery L. Paris <jparis@phpog.com>.
 * Free for personal and internal use. Paid project use requires visible credit
 * to Jeffery L. Paris. Corporate use requires a paid license fee unless a
 * separate written license states otherwise.
 */

/**
 * Sort an Array.
 *
 * Purpose:
 * Sorts indexed scalar values and reindexes the array.
 *
 * @param array $values Values to sort.
 * @return array Sorted values.
 */
function ogSnippetSortAnArray(array $values): array {
	$clean_values = array();

	foreach ($values as $value) {
		if (is_scalar($value) === true) {
			$clean_values[] = (string) $value;
		}
	}

	sort($clean_values, SORT_NATURAL | SORT_FLAG_CASE);

	return $clean_values;
}

$sorted_ships = ogSnippetSortAnArray(array('Serenity', 'Enterprise', 'Rocinante'));

echo 'First sorted ship: '.$sorted_ships[0];