From: Zenki Nine <amateurdesigner@...>
Date: 2008-01-24T08:04:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Alphabetizing

Gavin Kistner wrote:
> Slightly simpler than my previous:
> 
> retired_players = <<PLAYERS
> Mike Anthony Gallego, 1985-1997
> Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr., 1981-2001
> Tony K. Gwynn, 1982-2004
> Dennis Eckersley, 1975-1998
> PLAYERS
> 
> # Find player info: yields an array of arrays
> players = retired_players.scan( /^(.+), (\d+)-(\d+)/ )
> 
> players = players.sort_by{ |name, start_year, end_year|
>   # find the last name to use as the sort key
>   name[ /\w+(?:, (?:jr\.|sr\.|phd|dds))?$/i ]
> }
> 
> p players
> #=> [["Dennis Eckersley", "1975", "1998"], ["Mike Anthony Gallego",
> "1985", "1997"], ["Tony K. Gwynn", "1982", "2004"], ["Calvin Edwin
> Ripken, Jr.", "1981", "2001"]]

Thanks. Is there a way where I can display the full tenure? ie. 
"1975-1998" instead?

I want to display in full:

'Dennis Eckersley, 1975-1998'

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