Re^2: Sorting array

That doesn't quite give the output the OP requested, and will fail for multi-digit "ch.." values.

If the entries always start with "ch", this code should work:

perl -e 'my @arr = ( [ ch1=> 100 ], [ ch2=> 20 ], [ ch11=> 13 ], [ ch2
+=> 45 ], [ ch1=> 1 ] ); @s=   sort( { substr($arr[$a]->[0],2) <=> sub
+str($arr[$b]->[0],2) or $arr[$a]->[1] <=> $arr[$b]->[1]} 0..$#arr);pr
+int qq|@s\n|'
#Output:
#4 0 1 3 2
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Note - OP's data has been modified slightly - adding a 2-digit "ch" value ("ch11").

Also - this is not the most efficient sort for this kind of data, but will work well for small to medium size data. More complex transforms are required for efficiency with large amounts of data (For some definition of 'large').

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Re^3: Sorting array by frozenwithjoy (Priest) on Jun 15, 2013 at 00:34 UTC
I thought about that; however, all current genome annotation (that I've seen) has 0-padded #s such that if there are > 9 chromosomes, the first 9 would be ch01, ch02, etc. In the 'real world', it is much more likely to have zero-padding than to have chromosomes names 'ch'. But I agree, better safe than sorry.	[reply]
Re^3: Sorting array by rkk (Novice) on Jun 15, 2013 at 02:48 UTC
I am getting some error..BTW I have created the above mentioned @arr using following command `push(@arr,($l2[6],$l2[7]));` [download] But you you specified `my @arr = ( [ ch1=> 100 ], [ ch2=> 20 ], [ ch11=> 13 ], [ ch2 => 45 ], + [ ch1=> 1 ] );` [download] please advise changes in my command to get a format like you specified. Thanks in advance..	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Sorting array by NetWallah (Canon) on Jun 15, 2013 at 02:57 UTC
Try: `push @arr, [ $l2[6], $l2[7] ];` [download] See " perldoc perllol" to understand how this works. "The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity." -- Patrick Murray	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Sorting array by rkk (Novice) on Jun 15, 2013 at 02:55 UTC
I figured it out.. I need to use [] instead of ().. Never mind..	[reply]
Re^3: Sorting array by rkk (Novice) on Jun 14, 2013 at 23:57 UTC
Thanks much..This is what I needed..	[reply]