The comparison operators return 0 when the operands are equal. So, using the || operator, we can sort first by one column, then another (as many as we want). 
@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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In the second example above, @FullSort looks like: 
(
  [Bubba,  brutalski, 10],
  [Bubba,  brutalski, 20],
  [Jethro, brutalski, 20],
  [JoeBob, brutalski, 20],
  [Junior, brutalski, 20]
)

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because it is sorted by Last Name, then First Name, then Score.

Russ

In reply to Re: How do I sort on more than one column? by Russ
in thread How do I sort on more than one column? by Russ

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