On Oct 3, JupiterHost.Net said:
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
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 :(
I would use map() before and after sort() to "correct" leading characters.
my @sorted =
map { tr/123/QBZ/; $_ }
sort
map { tr/QBZ/123/; $_ }
@data;
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