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jatkins on 06/30/10


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Sort one array by another

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Public domain. Return a multidimensional array of array_to_sort and second_array, sorted by the values of array_to_sort.

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  1. def sort_array_by_other_array(array_to_sort, second_array)
  2. 	combined_array = Array.new
  3. 	i = 0
  4. 	for sortable_value in array_to_sort
  5. 		combined_array[combined_array.size] = [sortable_value, second_array[i]]
  6. 		i += 1
  7. 	end
  8. 	combined_array = combined_array.sort { |x,y| x <=> y }
  9. 	return combined_array
  10. end

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