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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T13:22:49+00:00 2026-05-12T13:22:49+00:00

I usually do something like array.sort{|a,b| a.something <=> b.something} How should I DRY this

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array.sort{|a,b| a.something <=> b.something}

How should I DRY this up?

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    2026-05-12T13:22:49+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 1:22 pm

    use sort_by

    array.sort_by{|e| e.something}

    or

    sort_lambda = lambda{|e| e.something}
    array.sort_by(&sort_lambda)
    

    With latter you can reuse sort_lambda in other sort_by statements

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