Note the definition of SplMaxHeap::compare() is different from SplMinHeap::compare()
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplMaxHeap::compare — Compare elements in order to place them correctly in the heap while sifting up
Compare value1
with value2
.
value1
The value of the first node being compared.
value2
The value of the second node being compared.
Result of the comparison, positive integer if value1
is greater than value2
, 0 if they are equal, negative integer otherwise.
Note:
Having multiple elements with the same value in a Heap is not recommended. They will end up in an arbitrary relative position.
Note the definition of SplMaxHeap::compare() is different from SplMinHeap::compare()