Technically, each of those lt's should be a ternary operation, because values for true could be different.

How about using ! xor instead of == ? 

!(($a lt $pick) xor ($b lt $pick)) ? ...

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Update: Alternatively, you could "booleanize" each side of the comparison with !: 

( !($a lt $pick) == !($b lt $pick) ) ? ...

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Hmmm, I think ! xor is clearer; it's the "semantically correct" way to test two booleans for equality.

the lowliest monk

In reply to Re^2: Optimizing a sort function (wrap-around alpha) by tlm
in thread Optimizing a sort function (wrap-around alpha) by SineSwiper

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