Sort hash by key, return hash in Ruby

Question

Would this be the best way to sort a hash and return Hash object (instead of Array):

h = {\"a\"=>1, \"c\"=>3, \"b\"=>2, \"d\"=>4}
# => {\"a\"=         


        

Answer 1

I had the same problem ( I had to sort my equipments by their name ) and i solved like this:

<% @equipments.sort.each do |name, quantity| %>
...
<% end %>

@equipments is a hash that I build on my model and return on my controller. If you call .sort it will sort the hash based on it's key value.