Simple function to sort an array of objects

This isn't a JSON question, per se. Its a javascript array question.

Try this:

people.sort(function(a,b){ 
    var x = a.name < b.name? -1:1; 
    return x; 
});

How about this?

var people = [
{
    name: 'a75',
    item1: false,
    item2: false
},
{
    name: 'z32',
    item1: true,
    item2: false
},
{
    name: 'e77',
    item1: false,
    item2: false
}];

function sort_by_key(array, key)
{
 return array.sort(function(a, b)
 {
  var x = a[key]; var y = b[key];
  return ((x < y) ? -1 : ((x > y) ? 1 : 0));
 });
}

people = sort_by_key(people, 'name');

This allows you to specify the key by which you want to sort the array so that you are not limited to a hard-coded name sort. It will work to sort any array of objects that all share the property which is used as they key. I believe that is what you were looking for?

And here is a jsFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/6Dgbu/

My solution for similar sort problem using ECMA 6

var library = [
        {name: 'Steve', course:'WAP', courseID: 'cs452'}, 
        {name: 'Rakesh', course:'WAA', courseID: 'cs545'},
        {name: 'Asad', course:'SWE', courseID: 'cs542'},
];

const sorted_by_name = library.sort( (a,b) => a.name > b.name );

for(let k in sorted_by_name){
    console.log(sorted_by_name[k]);
}

You can sort an array ([...]) with the .sort function:

var people = [
    {'name': 'a75', 'item1': false, 'item2': false},
    {'name': 'z32', 'item1': true,  'item2': false},
    {'name': 'e77', 'item1': false, 'item2': false},
];

var sorted = people.sort(function IHaveAName(a, b) { // non-anonymous as you ordered...
    return b.name < a.name ?  1 // if b should come earlier, push a to end
         : b.name > a.name ? -1 // if b should come later, push a to begin
         : 0;                   // a and b are equal
});