Assuming each item is a record in an array, a Schwartzian will do the trick:
my @new_array =
map { $_->[0] }
sort { $a->[1] cmp $b->[1] }
map { [ $_, get_sortable_item($_) ] }
@old_array;
sub get_sortable_item {
my $data = shift;
return (split /:/, $data, 3)[1];
}
Cheers,
Ovid
Update: Whoa! According to timestamps, I'm half an hour late with this node, but I swear that reply wasn't there when I just posted. Hmm... Oh well.
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