how to create a sorted arrayfrom array of objects in js code example

Example 1: javascript sort array with objects

var array = [
  {name: "John", age: 34},
  {name: "Peter", age: 54},
  {name: "Jake", age: 25}
];

array.sort(function(a, b) {
  return a.age - b.age;
}); // Sort youngest first

Example 2: js sort array of object by key

/**
 * Function to sort alphabetically an array of objects by some specific key.
 * 
 * @param {String} property Key of the object to sort.
 */
function dynamicSort(property) {
    var sortOrder = 1;

    if(property[0] === "-") {
        sortOrder = -1;
        property = property.substr(1);
    }

    return function (a,b) {
        if(sortOrder == -1){
            return b[property].localeCompare(a[property]);
        }else{
            return a[property].localeCompare(b[property]);
        }        
    }
}