sort_by issue on multi criterias

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HI mates

I am trying to sort an array on 2 criterias , one is just in memory accessor, other is a record attribute :

I have the following User model :

class User < ActiveRecord::Base    # name is an attribute in the table ....   attr_accessor :current_distance .. end

In my controller, I calculate current_distance for each customer, and set user.current_distance , but don't save the record...

then get the following array : all_users => [#<User id: 1, name: "Alan", created_at: "2008-09-11 14:30:38">, #<User id: 2, name: "Bill, created_at: "2008-09-11 14:30:38">, #<User id: 3, name: "John", created_at: "2008-09-11 14:30:38">, #<User id: 4, name: "Michael", created_at: "2008-09-11 14:30:38">]

that I can sort easily using all_users.sort_by {|item| item.send 'current_distance' }

obviously, I cannot use all_users.sort_by {|user| user[:current_distance] } ... but I can use all_users.sort_by {| user> user[:name] }

my issue is trying to sort_by both criteria 1st on current_distance ASC, and 2nd on name DESC

any enlightment ?

thanks for your help

erwin

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just found a piece of the problem :

all_users.sort_by{|user| [user.send('current_distance'), user.name]}

seems to work , but how can I set the sort order ? DESC on current_distance et ASC on name ???

thanks