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Re: How do I do a natural sort on an array?

by indigo (Scribe)
on Mar 30, 2001 at 00:53 UTC ( [id://68189]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to How do I do a natural sort on an array?

@a = sort @b;

will sort lexigraphically.

@a = sort { $a <=> $b } @b;

will sort numerically.

@a = sort &naturally @b;

will sort "naturally", where naturally() is a compare routine of your own devising.

perldoc -f sort for more info.

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