From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2012-03-18T21:51:25+09:00
Subject: Re: Sorting Algorithm

Jan E. wrote in post #1051969:
> array.push unsortedarray[0..unsortedarray.length]
>
> does not what you expect. It does not append the elements of
> "unsortedarray" to "array" but rather "unsortedarray" itself. So after
> the first run of the inner while loop you end up with array == [['a',
> 'b', 'c', 'd']]. And this will break your algorithm.
>
> Since you want the *elements* appended, you have to unpack
> "unsortedarray" first:
>
> array.push *unsortedarray

Another variant to achieve this without unpacking uses Array#concat:

array.concat unsortedarray

Kind regards

robert

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