7.x GroupList.php	GroupList::sort_degree_advising_weight()
6.x GroupList.php	GroupList::sort_degree_advising_weight()

Sort this list of groups by the advising weights of the degrees they belong to.

This solution (which allows for negative numbers) was provided by user oantby (Logan Bluth) from Morningside. The original function is z__sort_degree_advising_weight()

File

classes/GroupList.php, line 224

Class

GroupList

Code

function sort_degree_advising_weight() {

  $tarray = array();
  $per_major_code = array();

  for ($t = 0; $t < count($this->array_list); $t++) 
   {
    $g = $this->array_list [$t];

    // Get the degree_id for this group
    $degree_id = $g->req_by_degree_id;

    $major_code = fp_get_degree_major_code($degree_id);
    $advising_weight = fp_get_degree_advising_weight($degree_id);
    if (!$advising_weight) {
      $advising_weight = 0;
    }

    $tarray [$major_code] = $advising_weight;
    $per_major_code [$advising_weight][$major_code][] = &$this->array_list [$t]; //use a reference so we don't need extra memory/cpu overhead.
  }

  // Now, sort the array to get everything in the correct order
  // Use asort to preserve keys (major codes)
  asort($tarray, SORT_NUMERIC);


  // Now, convert the array back into a list of groups.
  $new_list = new GroupList();
  foreach ($tarray as $major_code => $weight) {

    // As a secondary measure, we also wanted to sort equal weighted majors alphabetically by major_code.
    ksort($per_major_code [$weight]);

    foreach ($per_major_code [$weight][$major_code] as &$group) {
      $new_list->add($group);
    }
  }

  // Okay, now $new_list should contain the correct values.
  // We will transfer over the reference.
  $this->array_list = $new_list->array_list;



}