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 @data = (
         [qw(Bubba  brutalski 20)],
         [qw(Bubba  brutalski 10)],
         [qw(JoeBob brutalski 20)],
         [qw(Jethro brutalski 20)],
         [qw(Junior brutalski 20)],
 );

 # Sorted by Name (Last, First)
 @ByName = sort {$a->[1] cmp $b->[1] || $a->[0] cmp $b->[0]} @data;

 # Sorted by Name, then score
 @FullSort = sort {$a->[1] cmp $b->[1]
                   ||
                   $a->[0] cmp $b->[0]
                   ||
                   $a->[2] <=> $b->[2]} @data;

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an Anonymous Monk asked:

Will progressive sorting functon, like below, function the same way as using the || ?: 

# Full sort by Name, surname, then score
@data = sort { $a->[0] cmp $b->[0] } @data;
@data = sort { $a->[1] cmp $b->[1] } @data;
@data = sort { $a->[2] <=> $b->[2] } @data;

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And a little extra question -- can I make comparisions inside the subroutine, and does the following mean... 
 return -1;  # moves the item lower
 return +1;  # goes above the previous one
 return 0;   # equals

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??? .. or I don't understand it at all ? :))

I need to sort an array with net line speeds... the line speeds can be like "10Mbps" "115kbps" "2Mbps" "T1 LINE" ... so in the ASCIIbetical sorting the 115kbps would go to the top, while the T1 monster would fall to the bottom...

So now I need some trick to make some "priority hash" or array where I'd put the proper order of sort...

thanx again!

In reply to Are these sorting methods the same? by Russ

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