Rails - Feb 2006 - sorting collection lists

I''m using collection.select lists and I would love to sort them by one
or two of the columns as the lists are getting long enough to make a
difference.

<%= options = [[''Select a Facility'', '''']]
+ @facility.collect {
            |fac| [fac.name, fac.id] }
            select ''placement'',
''facility_id'', options %>

how do I get this to order by facility.name ?

Craig

Craig White wrote:
> <%= options = [[''Select a Facility'',
'''']] + @facility.collect {
>             |fac| [fac.name, fac.id] }
>             select ''placement'',
''facility_id'', options %>
> 
> how do I get this to order by facility.name ?
<%= options = [[''Select a Facility'', '''']]
+
		@facility.sort{|a,b|
			a.name <=> b.name }.collect{|fac|
			[fac.name, fac.id] }
     select ''placement'', ''facility_id'',
options %>


-- 
Alex

On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:11 +0000, Alex Young wrote:
> Craig White wrote:
> > <%= options = [[''Select a Facility'',
'''']] + @facility.collect {
> >             |fac| [fac.name, fac.id] }
> >             select ''placement'',
''facility_id'', options %>
> > 
> > how do I get this to order by facility.name ?
> <%= options = [[''Select a Facility'',
'''']] +
> 		@facility.sort{|a,b|
> 			a.name <=> b.name }.collect{|fac|
> 			[fac.name, fac.id] }
>      select ''placement'', ''facility_id'',
options %>
----
thanks - at least I now recognize why I couldn''t intuitively figure
this
out.

Craig