@Tree =
    sort {

        my $la = @{ $a->{Path} }; #length of left side
        my $lb = @{ $b->{Path} }; # ~ of right side
        my $r; # r = return
        for( 0 .. ($la > $lb ? $lb : $la) ){
            $r = $a->{Path}[$_] <=> $b->{Path}[$_]
             and return $r #return if not 0
        }
        $r #return last comparison
    }
    @Tree;
# HTH

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It should be for( 0 .. ($la>$lb?$lb:$la)-1 ) of course

In reply to Re: Complex Sort - using varying numbers of parameters by fruiture
in thread Complex Sort - using varying numbers of parameters by George_Sherston

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