Re: [tlug] [Javascript] Shouldn't there be a sort option on objects

[Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>]

On 7 February 2011 09:55, Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com> wrote:

> Perhaps languages like Perl and Python can [sort arbitrary lists of objects]

Sure. Here's how to sort arrays of hashes in Perl and Ruby:

Perl:

@array = sort { $a{some_key} <=> $b{some_key} } @array;

Ruby:

array.sort! {|a, b| a['some_key'] <=> b['some_key'] }

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Cheers,
Josh