Re^2: Sorting through a rollover

if

my @num = qw( 49998 49999 50000 50001 50002 500003)

you get

sorted: 50000 50001 50002 500003 49998 49999

There's got to be a link between the number shown on the page.

Update

How about

sort {
           abs( $a - $b ) > 200 ? $b <=> $a : $a <=> $b
       }
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Y'know I just thought of something - looks like you're reading from a log of some sort

why would you have to sort at all?

Is it even necessary? (Just checking)

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Re^3: Sorting through a rollover by Roy Johnson (Monsignor) on Feb 10, 2005 at 20:30 UTC
Or slightly more compactly (using trinary math instead of the trinary operator): `(abs($a - $b) <=> $max_spread) * ($b <=> $a)` [download] where `$max_spread` is the maximum range you expect your numbers to cover before wrapping. 50_000 might be a better choice than 200. Caution: Contents may have been coded under pressure.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Sorting through a rollover by RazorbladeBidet (Friar) on Feb 10, 2005 at 20:40 UTC
The 200 was based upon the fact that he's showing 200 messages. either way, I think as long as it's less than the possible number of id's, it'll be ok (or maybe less than half?)	[reply]