From: Michael Fellinger Date: 2008-01-23T17:05:23+09:00 Subject: Re: Alphabetizing On Jan 23, 2008 2:22 PM, Zenki Nine wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to write a code where I can alphabetize the players last_name > with its batting average > > players_avg= << PLAYERS > Barry Bonds, .293 > Mike Gallego, .263 > Ichiro Suzuki, .396 > Tony Gwynn, .403 > Alex Rodriguez, .310 > PLAYERS csv = CSV.parse(players_avg) sorted = csv.sort_by{|p,a| p.split.last } sorted.each{|p,a| puts("%20s: %5s" % [p, a]) }