Sorting JavaScript Object by property value

Question

If I have a JavaScript object such as:

var list = {
  "you": 100, 
  "me": 75, 
  "foo": 116, 
  "bar": 15
};

Is there a way to sort the properties based on value? So that I end up with

list = {
  "bar": 15, 
  "me": 75, 
  "you": 100, 
  "foo": 116
};

Answer 1

var list = {
    "you": 100,
    "me": 75,
    "foo": 116,
    "bar": 15
};
var tmpList = {};
while (Object.keys(list).length) {
    var key = Object.keys(list).reduce((a, b) => list[a] > list[b] ? a : b);
    tmpList[key] = list[key];
    delete list[key];
}
list = tmpList;
console.log(list); // { foo: 116, you: 100, me: 75, bar: 15 }

Answer 2

Your objects can have any amount of properties and you can choose to sort by whatever object property you want, number or string, if you put the objects in an array. Consider this array:

var arrayOfObjects = [   
    {
        name: 'Diana',
        born: 1373925600000, // Mon, Jul 15 2013
        num: 4,
        sex: 'female'
    },
    {

        name: 'Beyonce',
        born: 1366832953000, // Wed, Apr 24 2013
        num: 2,
        sex: 'female'
    },
    {            
        name: 'Albert',
        born: 1370288700000, // Mon, Jun 3 2013
        num: 3,
        sex: 'male'
    },    
    {
        name: 'Doris',
        born: 1354412087000, // Sat, Dec 1 2012
        num: 1,
        sex: 'female'
    }
];

sort by date born, oldest first

// use slice() to copy the array and not just make a reference
var byDate = arrayOfObjects.slice(0);
byDate.sort(function(a,b) {
    return a.born - b.born;
});
console.log('by date:');
console.log(byDate);

sort by name

var byName = arrayOfObjects.slice(0);
byName.sort(function(a,b) {
    var x = a.name.toLowerCase();
    var y = b.name.toLowerCase();
    return x < y ? -1 : x > y ? 1 : 0;
});

console.log('by name:');
console.log(byName);

http://jsfiddle.net/xsM5s/16/

Answer 3

Update with ES6: If your concern is having a sorted object to iterate through (which is why i'd imagine you want your object properties sorted), you can use the Map object.

You can insert your (key, value) pairs in sorted order and then doing a for..of loop will guarantee having them loop in the order you inserted them

var myMap = new Map();
myMap.set(0, "zero");
myMap.set(1, "one");
for (var [key, value] of myMap) {
  console.log(key + " = " + value);
}
// 0 = zero 
// 1 = one

Answer 4

function sortObjByValue(list){
 var sortedObj = {}
 Object.keys(list)
  .map(key => [key, list[key]])
  .sort((a,b) => a[1] > b[1] ? 1 : a[1] < b[1] ? -1 : 0)
  .forEach(data => sortedObj[data[0]] = data[1]);
 return sortedObj;
}
sortObjByValue(list);

Github Gist Link

Answer 5

many similar and useful functions: https://github.com/shimondoodkin/groupbyfunctions/

function sortobj(obj)
{
    var keys=Object.keys(obj);
    var kva= keys.map(function(k,i)
    {
        return [k,obj[k]];
    });
    kva.sort(function(a,b){
        if(a[1]>b[1]) return -1;if(a[1]<b[1]) return 1;
        return 0
    });
    var o={}
    kva.forEach(function(a){ o[a[0]]=a[1]})
    return o;
}

function sortobjkey(obj,key)
{
    var keys=Object.keys(obj);
    var kva= keys.map(function(k,i)
    {
        return [k,obj[k]];
    });
    kva.sort(function(a,b){
        k=key;      if(a[1][k]>b[1][k]) return -1;if(a[1][k]<b[1][k]) return 1;
        return 0
    });
    var o={}
    kva.forEach(function(a){ o[a[0]]=a[1]})
    return o;
}

Answer 6

Thank you and continue answer @Nosredna

Now that we understand object need to be converted to array then sort the array. this is useful for sorting array (or converted object to array) by string:

Object {6: Object, 7: Object, 8: Object, 9: Object, 10: Object, 11: Object, 12: Object}
   6: Object
   id: "6"
   name: "PhD"
   obe_service_type_id: "2"
   __proto__: Object
   7: Object
   id: "7"
   name: "BVC (BPTC)"
   obe_service_type_id: "2"
   __proto__: Object


    //Sort options
    var sortable = [];
    for (var vehicle in options)
    sortable.push([vehicle, options[vehicle]]);
    sortable.sort(function(a, b) {
        return a[1].name < b[1].name ? -1 : 1;
    });


    //sortable => prints  
[Array[2], Array[2], Array[2], Array[2], Array[2], Array[2], Array[2]]
    0: Array[2]
    0: "11"
    1: Object
        id: "11"
        name: "AS/A2"
        obe_service_type_id: "2"
        __proto__: Object
        length: 2
        __proto__: Array[0]
    1: Array[2]
    0: "7"
    1: Object
        id: "7"
        name: "BVC (BPTC)"
        obe_service_type_id: "2"
        __proto__: Object
        length: 2