Re^3: Sorting Hash / Array

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Accepted, but...
the string comparison is not accurate for IP addresses. Originally I was going to do a cascade comparison on each octet, but lost the will to live and suggested Net::IPAddress instead. Inline code can be messy, but I accept your argument about the hard-coded reference.

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Re^4: Sorting Hash / Array by sauoq (Abbot) on May 16, 2012 at 20:27 UTC
the string comparison is not accurate for IP addresses. Originally I was going to do a cascade comparison on each octet, but lost the will to live and suggested Net::IPAddress instead. I know. I didn't say anything because A) your suggestion to use Net::IPAddress was better than what I was going to suggest: `unpack "N", pack "C*", split /\./, $ip_address;` [download] and B) I was heading out the door. :-) `-sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";`	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^4: Sorting Hash / Array
by sauoq (Abbot) on May 16, 2012 at 20:27 UTC

the string comparison is not accurate for IP addresses. Originally I was going to do a cascade comparison on each octet, but lost the will to live and suggested Net::IPAddress instead.

I know. I didn't say anything because A) your suggestion to use Net::IPAddress was better than what I was going to suggest:

unpack "N", pack "C*", split /\./, $ip_address;
[download]

-sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";

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