>>>>> "Adam" == Adam Witney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Adam> Hi,
Adam> I am trying to sort a list like this
Adam> exon1
Adam> exon5
Adam> exon12
Adam> exon30
Adam> exon2
Adam> Into ->
Adam> exon1
Adam> exon2
Adam> exon5
Adam> exon12
Adam> exon30
Adam> Any ideas on how to do this?
my @sorted = sort { substr($a, 4) <=> substr($b, 4) } @input;
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