Javascript sort object by property

Question

I have an array like this.

var word_list = [
    {text: "Lorem", weight: 13},
    {text: "Ipsum", weight: 10},
    {text: "Dolor", weight: 9},
    {text: "Sit", weight: 8},
    {text: "Amet", weight: 6},
    {text: "Consectetur", weight: 5}
];

How can I sort this with "text" or "weight".

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arboreal84 · Answer 1 · 2017-05-17T05:24:04.450

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To sort by text:

word_list.sort(function (a, b) {
   return a.text.localeCompare(b.text);
});

To sort by weight:

word_list.sort(function (a, b) {
   return a.weight - b.weight;
});

edited May 17 '17 at 05:24

answered May 17 '17 at 05:18

arboreal84

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I think you mean `a.text.localeCompare(b.text)` – wilsonzlin May 17 '17 at 05:23
Right, nice catch. I corrected it. – arboreal84 May 17 '17 at 05:24

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