Howdy List :)
I have a list of strings that start with an uppercase B, Q, or Z
I need to sort them so they are in order of Q, B , then Z
my @sample_strings = qw(Bang Quiet Zing Zop Quid Boo);
I need them to be sorted as:
Quid
Quiet
Bang
Boo
Zing
Zop
I'd like to sort() them but can't figure a way to do that :)
So for now I've grepped out the Q's (using substr to match the beginning
Q instead of regex, for speed ;p) then sort the leftover B's and Z's and
add them to the end of the Q's list but that seems convoluted...
Any ideas or input on how to efficiently do that with sort() or even
map() is most appreciated :) perldoc -f sort|-f map didn't appear to
address this situation :(
The real array will have between 1 to 100 items, just FYI
TIA for any ideas :)
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