From: Dark Ambient <sambient@...>
Date: 2006-07-09T23:57:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Sorting arrays

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On 7/9/06, dblack@wobblini.net <dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:
>
> def sort(list)
>     sorted = []
>     unsorted = []
>
>    lowest = nil
>
>    list.each do |item|
>      puts "Comparing #{item.inspect} (item) to #{lowest.inspect} (lowest)"
>      if lowest == nil || item < lowest
>        puts "Either lowest is nil, or #{item.inspect} is less than #{
> lowest.inspect}"
>        puts "So lowest is now being set to #{item.inspect}"
>        lowest = item
>      end
>    end
>
> So the bottom line here is "anything" in the array (except perhaps for an
> empty element) is less then nil ?

    That being the case I now understand how it's working, but don't
understand nil, at least in the way it works in a comparison.
    Maybe it's just something I need to accept :)
    a < b , 3 < 5 , those all seem clear, even a < 1.
    oh well.

Stuart

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