order property in array item code example
Example: 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