The "simple" way to sort @array numerically is to use a Schwartzian Transform:

@array = 
    map  { $_->[0] }
    sort { $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] }
    map  { [$_ => get_num($_)] }
        @array;

sub get_num {
    my $string = shift;
    my ($num) = $string =~ /(\d+)/;
    return $num;
}

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As for the hash, hashes are inherently unsorted, so what you need to do depends upon what you want to do.

Update:: ColonelPanic's solution is simpler if you can guarantee that the numbers always start in the same position in the string.

Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to Re: perl sorting by Ovid
in thread perl sorting by Anonymous Monk

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