Re^2: sorting an array with mixed elements...

To use the method proposed by Cris...

print "Sorted table...\n\n";
{
    no warnings 'numeric';
    print sort { $a <=> $b } @table;
}
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...when each element starts with an alphabetic character, and an alphabetic sort is desired (targeting each element's initial alpha character) this would,presumably, then become:

print "Sorted table...\n\n";
{
    # no warnings 'numeric';
    print sort { $a cmp $b } @table;
}
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Is a "no warnings" statement also warranted?

Thanks!

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Re^3: sorting an array with mixed elements... by blazar (Canon) on Jun 10, 2007 at 21:27 UTC
`print sort { $a cmp $b } @table;` [download] That is the default and you'd better not specify it at all. Is a "no warnings" statement also warranted? No except perhaps if any element of `@table` is undef and you want it to be and perl not to complain. Do you?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: sorting an array with mixed elements... by cgmd (Beadle) on Jun 10, 2007 at 22:22 UTC
blazar wrote: "That is the default and you'd better not specify it at all." Thanks, for that information!	[reply]