typescript sort
// Numbers
// When sorting numbers, you can use the compact comparison:
var numericArray: number[] = [2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 8, 11];
var sortedArray: number[] = numericArray.sort((n1,n2) => n1 - n2);
// i.e. - rather than <.
// Other Types
// If you are comparing anything else, you'll need to convert the comparison into a number.
var stringArray: string[] = ['AB', 'Z', 'A', 'AC'];
var sortedArray: string[] = stringArray.sort((n1,n2) => {
if (n1 > n2) {
return 1;
}
if (n1 < n2) {
return -1;
}
return 0;
});
// Objects
// For objects, you can sort based on a property, bear in mind the above information about being able to short-hand number types. The below example works irrespective of the type.
var objectArray: { age: number; }[] = [{ age: 10}, { age: 1 }, {age: 5}];
var sortedArray: { age: number; }[] = objectArray.sort((n1,n2) => {
if (n1.age > n2.age) {
return 1;
}
if (n1.age < n2.age) {
return -1;
}
return 0;
});