=pod =for advent_year 2008 =for advent_day 24 =for advent_title Xmas sort of title =for advent_author Jerrad Pierce The awkwardly named M is a pretty interesting little chunk of code. A one-off developed by the author to dump data with important keys first, it allows you to "sort by example" as in our code sample which yields: =begin pre Rudolph,Dasher,Dancer,Prancer,Vixen,Comet,Cupid,Dunder,Blixem,Chet,Olive =end pre Other uses for it might be to ensure that in a sorted list of contestants, those who placed sort accordingly, while everyone else sorts alphabetically; perhaps with no-shows or disqualified individuals bringing up the rear. This would require a multi-step sort where placed contestants are sorted by rank into a C, whose results are then referenced by the ½ maker. =sourcedcode mod24.pl =head3 See Also M - without C, but with C, transmogrification and dependencyitis