sort array of hashes ruby

To sort an array of hashes in Ruby, you can use the sort_by method. Here are the steps to achieve this:

  1. Start by defining your array of hashes. For example, array = [{name: "John", age: 30}, {name: "Alice", age: 25}, {name: "Bob", age: 35}].

  2. Use the sort_by method to sort the array based on a specific key in the hashes. For example, if you want to sort the array by the name key, you can do array.sort_by { |hash| hash[:name] }.

  3. If you want to sort the array in descending order, you can use the reverse method after the sort_by method. For example, array.sort_by { |hash| hash[:name] }.reverse.

  4. If you want to sort the array based on multiple keys, you can specify multiple criteria in the sort_by block. For example, array.sort_by { |hash| [hash[:name], hash[:age]] } will first sort the array by name and then by age.

That's it! Following these steps will allow you to sort an array of hashes in Ruby.