sort Method


function sort(sortFunction : Function ) : Array

sortFunction: Optional. Name of the function used to determine the order of the elements.

The sort method sorts the Array object in place; no new Array object is created during execution.

If you supply a function in the sortFunction argument, it must return one of the following values:

If the sortFunction argument is omitted, the elements are sorted in ascending, ASCII character order.

The following example illustrates the use of the sort method.

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function SortDemo(){ var a, l; //Declare variables. a = new Array("X" ,"y" ,"d", "Z", "v","m","r"); l = a.sort(); //Sort the array. return(l); //Return sorted array. }

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