From: Michael Gaunnac <mlgaunnac@...>
Date: 2004-10-08T23:08:03+09:00
Subject: Re: A sort_by descending sort

Gavin Kistner wrote:
> On Oct 8, 2004, at 7:57 AM, Michael Gaunnac wrote:
>> arr = arr.sort_by {|i| [i.slice(0,2).tr('0-9','9876543210')]}  #
>> descending sort using 9's complement
>
> Tricky, but how about just:
>
> arr = arr.sort_by{ |n| -n.to_i }
>
> ?
Well,   I was working with longer strings that I had to slice several keys
from.  I guess I simplified the context too much.

Mike