wp_recursive_ksort( array $input_array )
- Since
- 6.0.0
- Source
wp-includes/functions.php:5131
Description
The array is passed by reference so it doesn't get returned which mimics the behavior of ksort().
Compatibility
- WordPress
- since 6.0.0
- PHP
- 7.4–8.6-dev
- 6.7.7
- 6.8.8
- 6.9.7
- 7.0.4
- 7.1.0
Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0), and compiles on PHP 7.4 through 8.6-dev.
Parameters
$input_arrayarray- The array to sort, passed by reference.
Performance profile
How much work a call to wp_recursive_ksort() does, and what it touches: the algorithmic scaling, the Zend instruction count per call across PHP versions, the hooks it hands control to, and the core code that calls it. Measured from the compiled opcodes, not a stopwatch, so every number is identical on any machine running the same PHP version, and every function in core is ranked by cost.
- Cost class
- Light
- Scaling
- Scales with input
- Instructions
- 7–8
- Plugin surface
- None
- Called by
- 3
Touches nothing outside its own arguments.
The body loops, so the work grows with what you pass in.
Executed per call on PHP 8.5, depending on the branch taken. The body compiles to 14.
Nothing here hands control to plugin code.
3 places in core call this, so the cost is paid more often than your own code shows.
What one call costs · 1 distinct outcome
One number would be a lie: the work depends on which branch runs. These are every distinct cost wp_recursive_ksort() can have, taken from its control-flow graph on PHP 8.5.
| When | Instructions | Calls it makes |
|---|---|---|
| always | 7–8 | ksort() |
Across PHP versions
Compiles the same on PHP 7.4, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6-dev: 14 instructions, 7–8 executed per call, 3 branches. The work does not change between versions.
An instruction is not a fixed amount of time, so a matching count is not necessarily the same speed; what it rules out is a difference in the work itself.
Uses · 1
- wp_recursive_ksort()Sorts the keys of an array alphabetically.
Used by · 3
- WP_Theme_JSON::get_data()Returns a valid theme.json as provided by a theme.
- get_calendar()Displays calendar with days that have posts as links.
- wp_recursive_ksort()Sorts the keys of an array alphabetically.
Source code
function wp_recursive_ksort( &$input_array ) { foreach ( $input_array as &$value ) { if ( is_array( $value ) ) { wp_recursive_ksort( $value ); } } ksort( $input_array );}Changelog
Introduced in 6.0.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.
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