js sort string object array code example

Example 1: sort array of objects by string property value

function compareFirstNames( a, b ) {
  if ( a.first_name < b.first_name ){
    return -1;
  }
  if ( a.first_name > b.first_name ){
    return 1;
  }
  return 0;
}

var people =[
    {"first_name":"Carol", "age":29},
    {"first_name":"Anna", "age":32},
    {"first_name":"Bob", "age":32}
];

people.sort( compareFirstNames ); //people is now sorted by first name from a-z

Example 2: javascript sort object by key

function sortObjectByKeys(o) {
    return Object.keys(o).sort().reduce((r, k) => (r[k] = o[k], r), {});
}
var unsorted = {"c":"crane","b":"boy","a":"ant"};
var sorted=sortObjectByKeys(unsorted); //{a: "ant", b: "boy", c: "crane"}