From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-07-19T22:07:11+09:00
Subject: Re: array sort_by with nil elements

2007/7/19, Stefan Rusterholz <apeiros@gmx.net>:
> Robert Klemme wrote:
> > This does not work.
> >
> > irb(main):003:0> [nil].sort_by {|it| it.send(:length) || 0}
>
> According to him, his problem is not the *element* being nil, but the
> *method called upon* returning nil. So yes, this does work for the
> problem he describes.
> >> problem arise when one criteria like the user.name is nil

I stand corrected.  Sorry for the noise.

Kind regards

robert