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How to Sort Arrays in JavaScript by Object Key Value?

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To sort arrays in JavaScript by object key value, we can use the JavaScript array’s sort method.

For instance, we can write:

const arr = [{
  name: "alex"
}, {
  name: "clex"
}, {
  name: "blex"
}];
const sorted = arr.sort((a, b) => (a.name > b.name ? 1 : -1))
console.log(sorted)

to sort the arr array by the value of the name properties.

We call arr.sort with a callback that compare the name properties of entries a and b in the arr object.

If a.name is bigger than b.name , we return 1.

Otherwise, we return -1.

The comparison operator will compare 2 string’s by their lexical order.

Therefore, sorted is:

[
  {
    "name": "alex"
  },
  {
    "name": "blex"
  },
  {
    "name": "clex"
  }
]

By John Au-Yeung

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