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Idiom #28 Sort by a property

Sort the elements of the list (or array-like collection) items in ascending order of x.p, where p is a field of the type Item of the objects in items.

function cmp($a, $b)
{
    if ($a->p == $b->p) {
        return 0;
    }

    return ($a->p < $b->p) ? -1 : 1;
}

usort($items, 'cmp');

Use of usort with a custom function cmp for sorting objects by property.

Use triple equals ($a->p === $b->p) for higher performance if you know the types will be identical.
with Ada.Containers.Vectors;
use Ada.Containers;
declare
   function Compare_Function (Left, Right : Item) return Boolean is (Left.P < Right.P);
   
   package Item_Vector_Sorting is new Item_Vectors.Generic_Sorting (Compare_Function);

   use Item_Vector_Sorting;
begin
   Sort (Items);
end;

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