From: Daniel N <has.sox@...>
Date: 2006-11-23T12:54:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Compare Array Values?

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On 11/23/06, Darshan.Ishaya <Darshan.Ishaya@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The Coolest Way:
>
> def same_elems?(array1, array2)
>   return false unless array1.length == array2.length
>
>   compare = Proc.new do |x,y|
>     if (x.class == y.class)
>       x <=> y
>     else
>       x.class.to_s <=> y.class.to_s
>     end
>   end
>
>   return array1.sort(&compare) == array2.sort(&compare)
> end



That is cool.

It's conceptually simple, but I have no idea how it compares in speed
> to the other ways.  Can anyone give me a tip on a good way to
> benchmark?


There is a benchmarking class built into core

the docs are at
http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Benchmark.html

There are a couple of examples there of its usage too.

thanx for your help with this one

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