javascript has the sort function which can take another function as parameter - that second function is used to compare two elements.
Example:
cars = [
{
name: "Honda",
speed: 80
},
{
name: "BMW",
speed: 180
},
{
name: "Trabi",
speed: 40
},
{
name: "Ferrari",
speed: 200
}
]
cars.sort(function(a, b) {
return a.speed - b.speed;
})
for(var i in cars)
document.writeln(cars[i].name) // Trabi Honda BMW Ferrari
ok, from your comment i see that you're using the word 'sort' in a wrong sense. In programming "sort" means "put things in a certain order", not "arrange things in groups". The latter is much simpler - this is just how you "sort" things in the real world
make two empty arrays ("boxes")
for each object in your list, check if it matches the criteria
function sortObj(list, key) {
function compare(a, b) {
a = a[key];
b = b[key];
var type = (typeof(a) === 'string' ||
typeof(b) === 'string') ? 'string' : 'number';
var result;
if (type === 'string') result = a.localeCompare(b);
else result = a - b;
return result;
}
return list.sort(compare);
}
for example you have list of cars:
var cars= [{brand: 'audi', speed: 240}, {brand: 'fiat', speed: 190}];
var carsSortedByBrand = sortObj(cars, 'brand');
var carsSortedBySpeed = sortObj(cars, 'speed');
Let us say we have to sort a list of objects in ascending order based on a particular property, in this example lets say we have to sort based on the "name" property, then below is the required code :
The above approach copies the contents of cars array into a new one and sorts it alphabetically based on brand names. Similarly, you can pass a different function: