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Re: how to sort this?

by ikegami (Patriarch)
on Mar 25, 2006 at 05:41 UTC ( [id://539145]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to how to sort this?

The following sorts numerically by the number preceeding the 'x', then numerically by the number following the 'x':

@a = sort { my ($a1, $a2) = split(/x/, $a); my ($b1, $b2) = split(/x/, $b); $a1 <=> $b1 || $a2 <=> $b2 } @a;

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Re^2: how to sort this?
by bobf (Monsignor) on Mar 25, 2006 at 06:00 UTC

    The OP said the elements contain "both digits & characters", which I assume means (one or more digits) followed by (one or more alpha chars) followed by (one or more digits). If that's the case, ikegami's sort routine can be generalized to include the alpha component:

    @a = sort { my ($a1, $a2, $a3) = ( $a =~ m/(\d+)(\D+)(\d+)/ ); my ($b1, $b2, $b3) = ( $b =~ m/(\d+)(\D+)(\d+)/ ); $a1 <=> $b1 || $a2 cmp $b2 || $a3 <=> $b3 } @a;

    The OP wasn't clear about the specifics, though. If there really is just a single 'x' between the digit portions (and it's always an 'x'), the generalization isn't needed. If by "characters" the OP meant "any character" (as opposed to only alpha chars), then things get more complex.

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