From: Kyle <kyle.rabe@...>
Date: 2008-05-21T04:58:21+09:00
Subject: Re: comparison of Array with Array failed

I don't know if this is the root or not.  Array#sort uses the <=>
operator:

http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/html/ref_c_array.html#Array.sort

This operator should return -1, 0, or 1.  According to my very brief
test in irb, an empty serial might be fine while a nil serial will
throw an error.

irb(main):001:0> a = ["serial", "1"]
=> ["serial", "1"]
irb(main):002:0> b = ["", "2"]
=> ["", "2"]
irb(main):003:0> a <=> b
=> 1
irb(main):004:0> b = [nil, "2"]
=> [nil, "2"]
irb(main):005:0> a <=> b
=> nil

My guess is that when #sort gets nil instead of -1, 0, or 1, it throws
the error.  Of course, I haven't looked deeply into the source, so I
could be wrong.  Again, irb suggests this:

irb(main):006:0> arr = [a, b]
=> [["serial", "1"], [nil, "2"]]
irb(main):007:0> arr.sort
ArgumentError: comparison of Array with Array failed
        from (irb):7:in `sort'
        from (irb):7
        from :0

Perhaps you could replace "elt.serial" with "(elt.serial || '')".  If
that doesn't work - or if my ideas are horrible - somebody else will
help you, I'm sure.

-Kyle

On May 20, 7:25 am, c-note <c-n...@hotmail.fr> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> i got this error when the field serial is empty.
>
> Showing app/views/find/index.rhtml where line #44 raised:
>
> comparison of Array with Array failed
>
> Extracted source (around line #44):
>
> 41:     <% equipements = Equipement.find(:all,
>                  :conditions => [ 'id != "-1" ' ])
> 42:     @tab = [["--- Choose ---", -1]]
> 43:     @liste =  @equipements.collect {|elt| [ elt.serial, elt.id ]}
> 44:         @thetab =  @tab + @liste.sort
> 45:     %>
> 46:     <%=
> 47:         select("profile2", "modele_om", @thetab) %>
>
> Can you help me ?
>
> Thanks