Sorting an array of JavaScript objects

Question

I read the following objects using Ajax and stored them in an array:

var homes = [
    {
        "h_id": "3",
        "city": "Dallas",
        "state": "TX",
        "zip": "75201",
        "price": "162500"
    }, {
        "h_id": "4",
        "city": "Bevery Hills",
        "state": "CA",
        "zip": "90210",
        "price": "319250"
    }, {
        "h_id": "5",
        "city": "New York",
        "state": "NY",
        "zip": "00010",
        "price": "962500"
    }
];

How do I create a function to sort the objects by the price property in ascending or descending order using only JavaScript?

Answer 1

I also worked with some kind of rating and multiple fields sort:

arr = [
    {type:'C', note:834},
    {type:'D', note:732},
    {type:'D', note:008},
    {type:'F', note:474},
    {type:'P', note:283},
    {type:'P', note:165},
    {type:'X', note:173},
    {type:'Z', note:239},
];

arr.sort(function(a,b){        
    var _a = ((a.type==='C')?'0':(a.type==='P')?'1':'2');
    _a += (a.type.localeCompare(b.type)===-1)?'0':'1';
    _a += (a.note>b.note)?'1':'0';
    var _b = ((b.type==='C')?'0':(b.type==='P')?'1':'2');
    _b += (b.type.localeCompare(a.type)===-1)?'0':'1';
    _b += (b.note>a.note)?'1':'0';
    return parseInt(_a) - parseInt(_b);
});

Result

[
    {"type":"C","note":834},
    {"type":"P","note":165},
    {"type":"P","note":283},
    {"type":"D","note":8},
    {"type":"D","note":732},
    {"type":"F","note":474},
    {"type":"X","note":173},
    {"type":"Z","note":239}
]

Answer 2

Here is a slightly modified version of elegant implementation from the book "JavaScript: The Good Parts".

NOTE: This version of by is stable. It preserves the order of the first sort while performing the next chained sort.

I have added isAscending parameter to it. Also converted it to ES6 standards and "newer" good parts as recommended by the author.

You can sort ascending as well as descending and chain sort by multiple properties.

const by = function (name, minor, isAscending=true) {
    const reverseMutliplier = isAscending ? 1 : -1;
    return function (o, p) {
        let a, b;
        let result;
        if (o && p && typeof o === "object" && typeof p === "object") {
            a = o[name];
            b = p[name];
            if (a === b) {
                return typeof minor === 'function' ? minor(o, p) : 0;
            }
            if (typeof a === typeof b) {
                result = a < b ? -1 : 1;
            } else {
                result = typeof a < typeof b ? -1 : 1;
            }
            return result * reverseMutliplier;
        } else {
            throw {
                name: "Error",
                message: "Expected an object when sorting by " + name
            };
        }
    };
};

let s = [
    {first: 'Joe',   last: 'Besser'},
    {first: 'Moe',   last: 'Howard'},
    {first: 'Joe',   last: 'DeRita'},
    {first: 'Shemp', last: 'Howard'},
    {first: 'Larry', last: 'Fine'},
    {first: 'Curly', last: 'Howard'}
];

// Sort by: first ascending, last ascending
s.sort(by("first", by("last")));    
console.log("Sort by: first ascending, last ascending: ", s);     // "[
//     {"first":"Curly","last":"Howard"},
//     {"first":"Joe","last":"Besser"},     <======
//     {"first":"Joe","last":"DeRita"},     <======
//     {"first":"Larry","last":"Fine"},
//     {"first":"Moe","last":"Howard"},
//     {"first":"Shemp","last":"Howard"}
// ]

// Sort by: first ascending, last descending
s.sort(by("first", by("last", 0, false)));  
console.log("sort by: first ascending, last descending: ", s);    // "[
//     {"first":"Curly","last":"Howard"},
//     {"first":"Joe","last":"DeRita"},     <========
//     {"first":"Joe","last":"Besser"},     <========
//     {"first":"Larry","last":"Fine"},
//     {"first":"Moe","last":"Howard"},
//     {"first":"Shemp","last":"Howard"}
// ]

Answer 3

For sort on multiple array object field. Enter your field name in arrprop array like ["a","b","c"] then pass in second parameter arrsource actual source we want to sort.

function SortArrayobject(arrprop,arrsource){
arrprop.forEach(function(i){
arrsource.sort(function(a,b){
return ((a[i] < b[i]) ? -1 : ((a[i] > b[i]) ? 1 : 0));
});
});
return arrsource;
}

Answer 4

for string sorting in case some one needs it,

var dataArr = {  

    "hello": [{
    "id": 114,
    "keyword": "zzzzzz",
    "region": "Sri Lanka",
    "supportGroup": "administrators",
    "category": "Category2"
}, {
    "id": 115,
    "keyword": "aaaaa",
    "region": "Japan",
    "supportGroup": "developers",
    "category": "Category2"
}]

};
var sortArray = dataArr['hello'];
sortArray.sort(function(a,b) {
    if ( a.region < b.region )
        return -1;
    if ( a.region > b.region )
        return 1;
    return 0;
} );

Answer 5

You can use the JavaScript sort method with a callback function:

function compareASC(homeA, homeB)
{
    return parseFloat(homeA.price) - parseFloat(homeB.price);
}

function compareDESC(homeA, homeB)
{
    return parseFloat(homeB.price) - parseFloat(homeA.price);
}

// Sort ASC
homes.sort(compareASC);

// Sort DESC
homes.sort(compareDESC);

Answer 6

For sorting a array you must define a comparator function. This function always be different on your desired sorting pattern or order(i.e. ascending or descending).

Let create some functions that sort an array ascending or descending and that contains object or string or numeric values.

function sorterAscending(a,b) {
    return a-b;
}

function sorterDescending(a,b) {
    return b-a;
}

function sorterPriceAsc(a,b) {
    return parseInt(a['price']) - parseInt(b['price']);
}

function sorterPriceDes(a,b) {
    return parseInt(b['price']) - parseInt(b['price']);
}

Sort numbers (alphabetically and ascending):

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
fruits.sort();

Sort numbers (alphabetically and descending):

var fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple", "Mango"];
fruits.sort();
fruits.reverse();

Sort numbers (numerically and ascending):

var points = [40,100,1,5,25,10];
points.sort(sorterAscending());

Sort numbers (numerically and descending):

var points = [40,100,1,5,25,10];
points.sort(sorterDescending());

As above use sorterPriceAsc and sorterPriceDes method with your array with desired key.

homes.sort(sorterPriceAsc()) or homes.sort(sorterPriceDes())