So you want to sort by affinity first, and by string second?

print map{ "<p> $_ = $strings{$_} </p>\n" }
        sort{    
              $strings{$b} <=> $strings{$a}
           or $a cmp $b 
        } keys %strings;

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I think that's what you're asking for. By the way, have you had a chance to read the documentation for sort yet? It can prove helpful.

Also note, it's a big mistake to start naming your variables $afinity1c, $afinity2c, $afinity3c ... $afinity200c. That's going to lead you down a road toward a desire to use symbolic references, and that road leads to hell (or worse!). Use an array when you want an array. perlintro discusses the basics of arrays and hashes.


Dave

In reply to Re: sorting not sort by davido
in thread sorting not sort by Anonymous Monk

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