> ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(cookies['item_list']) > > and the result is actually in a hash, then the ordering is lost... > > Is it true that if the original JSON object has an array of hashes (1 > key and 1 value), then the order can be preserved? > > But what if the original JSON object was a hash of key / value pairs, > and is already in many users' cookies, then is there a way to somehow > keep the order?
No, Ruby Hash objects are specifically unordered. You could create an ActiveSupport::OrderedHash instead of a Hash and store that in the cookie instead if you need to maintain ordering? Or Array support ordering so an array would work. Cheers, Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
