sortBy()
Shallow copies and sorts an array given specific criteria.
This function is valid in
v2.13.3 to v2.24.3.
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Parameters
{Array}
array
Array to be sorted.
{string|Array.|Function}
criteria
Criteria by which a shallow copy of array will be sorted. If a string or an array is supplied it will be used as the path to each individual array element that will be keyed off of to do the sort.
{Function=}
opt_comparer
Optional, Default:YourJS.compare
Comparison function used to compare each array element criteria.
Returns
{Array}
A shallow copy of the array sorted according to the specified criteria and comparison function.
Required Functions
This function directly requires the following functions which are included automatically:
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compare()
Simple compare function typically use in sorting.
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has()
Every object descended from Object inherits the hasOwnProperty method. This method can be used to determine whether an object has the specified property as a direct property of that object; unlike the in operator, this method does not check down the object's prototype chain.