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String Array Sort

class StrArraySort

  attr_accessor :list
  
  def initialize(list)
    @list = list
  end

  def get_the_least_word list
    mark = list[0].to_s
    list.each do |word|
      mark = word.to_s if word < mark
    end
    mark
  end

  def show
    puts "Array is #{@list}"
  end

  def sort
    puts @list
    unsorted_arr = @list
    sorted_arr = []
    while true
      break if unsorted_arr.length == 0
      least = get_the_least_word unsorted_arr
      unsorted_arr.delete(least)
      sorted_arr << least
    end
    puts sorted_arr
    sorted_arr
  end
  
  def position element
    sorted_arr = sort
    sorted_arr.index(element)
  end
  
end


words_unsorted = ['ant', 'bat', 'cat', 'dog', 'about', 'dot', 'com']
obj = StrArraySort.new(words_unsorted)

obj.show # Getting the initialized array

puts obj.position('bat')

obj.show # Not getting the array even though i haven't modified @list

My colleague helped me up with the above.

class StrArraySort

attr_accessor :list

def initialize(list)
@list = list
end

def get_the_least_word list
mark = list[0].to_s
list.each do |word|
mark = word.to_s if word < mark
end
mark
end

def show
puts "Array is #{@list}"
end

def sort
unsorted_arr = @list.dup # Have to make duplicate of the array to work
sorted_arr = []
while true
break if unsorted_arr.length == 0
least = get_the_least_word unsorted_arr
unsorted_arr.delete(least)
sorted_arr << least
end
puts sorted_arr
sorted_arr
end

def position element
sorted_arr = sort
sorted_arr.index(element)
end

end

words_unsorted = ['ant', 'bat', 'cat', 'dog', 'about', 'dot', 'com']
obj = StrArraySort.new(words_unsorted)

obj.show # Getting the initialized array

puts obj.position('bat')

obj.show # Not getting the array even though i haven't modified @list