JavaScript arrays are an ordered collection that can hold data of any type. Arrays are created with square brackets [...] and allow duplicate elements. In JavaScript, we can sort the elements of an array with the built-in method called, sort().
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 JavaScript arrays are an ordered collection that can hold data of any type. In JavaScript, we can sort the elements of an array with the built-in method, sort() . In this article, we will learn about the sort() method with 5 important tips(or information) Hope you find them useful.

5 useful tips about the JavaScript array sort method

1. The default array.sort() is for string type

2. The array.reverse() is a force fit for sorting

3. The non-ASCII character sorting is easy

4. Sorting an object array == Sorting on value types

5. You may need the case insensitive sorting

<p>Very well explained, thank you!</p>
<p>To contribute here is a compare function I use to sort objects by an property name:</p>
<pre><code>export const dynamicSortByProperty = (property: string, asc = true) => {
  const sortOrder = asc ? 1 : -1;
  return (a, b) => {
    if (!a.hasOwnProperty(property) || !b.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
      // property doesn't exist on either object
      return 0;
    }

    const varA =
      typeof a[property] === "string" ? a[property].toUpperCase() : a[property];
    const varB =
      typeof b[property] === "string" ? b[property].toUpperCase() : b[property];

    const result = varA < varB ? -1 : varA > varB ? 1 : 0;
    return result * sortOrder;
  };
};
</code></pre>
