From: Intransition <transfire@...>
Date: 2012-12-01T03:33:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Ordered Hash (v. 1.8)

------=_Part_266_9942614.1354297617815
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; 
	boundary="----=_Part_267_4443266.1354297617815"

------=_Part_267_4443266.1354297617815
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

On Thursday, November 29, 2012 8:46:48 PM UTC-5, Doug Jolley wrote:
>
> I am running Ruby v. 1.8.7 and I have installed the orderedhash gem.  I 
> know that the purpose of orderedhash is to preserve the order of 
> creation.  However, what I'd really like to do is, after the hash has 
> been created, sort it on the key in a manner similar to the way that I 
> would sort an array with the sort!() method and then preserve the sorted 
> order.  Any ideas on how I might accomplish that feat?  Thanks for any 
> input. 
>

You can use Hashery's Disctionary class.

  $ gem install hashery

Then code:

  require 'hashery/dictionary'

  dict = Hashery::Dictionary.new_by{ |k,v| k }

 

------=_Part_267_4443266.1354297617815
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

On Thursday, November 29, 2012 8:46:48 PM UTC-5, Doug Jolley wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">I am running Ruby v. 1.8.7 and I have installed the orderedhash gem. &nbsp;I
<br>know that the purpose of orderedhash is to preserve the order of
<br>creation. &nbsp;However, what I'd really like to do is, after the hash has
<br>been created, sort it on the key in a manner similar to the way that I
<br>would sort an array with the sort!() method and then preserve the sorted
<br>order. &nbsp;Any ideas on how I might accomplish that feat? &nbsp;Thanks for any
<br>input.
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You can use Hashery's Disctionary class.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; $ gem install hashery</div><div><br></div><div>Then code:</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; require 'hashery/dictionary'</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp; dict = Hashery::Dictionary.new_by{ |k,v| k }<br></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div>
------=_Part_267_4443266.1354297617815--

------=_Part_266_9942614.1354297617815--