sort() javascript for words code example

Example 1: javascript sort alphabetically

var items = ['réservé', 'premier', 'communiqué', 'café', 'adieu', 'éclair'];
items.sort(function (a, b) {
  return a.localeCompare(b); //using String.prototype.localCompare()
});

// items is ['adieu', 'café', 'communiqué', 'éclair', 'premier', 'réservé']

Example 2: js order alphabetically

// Alphabetically
const ascending = data.sort((a, b) => a[field].localeCompare(b[field]))
// Descending
const descending = ascending.reverse()