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Sort array of objects by their numerical keys

I'm trying to sort an array, where its objects consist of a dynamic key of type number.

Now I want to sort the objects so that the numbers start from the smallest first -- the number I mean is the key of the object.

Here's my code

const arr = [{"3": 32}, {"1": 42}, {"5": 48}];

arr.sort((a,b) => {
  if (a < b) {
    return -1;
  }

  if (a > b) {
    return 1;
  }

  return 0;
});

console.log(arr);

The order of the objects should be:

[{"1": 42},{"3":32},{"5":48}]
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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You'll need to extract the keys... like with Object.keys:

const arr = [{"3": 32}, {"1": 42}, {"5": 48}];

arr.sort((a,b) => Object.keys(a)[0] - Object.keys(b)[0]);

console.log(arr);

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report

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use this and it should work

let arr = [{"3": 32}, {"1": 42}, {"5": 48}];

let getKey=(array)=> Object.keys(array)[0]

arr.sort((a,b) => (getKey(a) - getKey(b)))

console.log(arr)
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report

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This should work

const arr = [{"3": 32}, {"1": 42}, {"5": 48}];

arr.sort((a,b) => {
  const firstKey = Object.keys(a)[0]
  const secondKey = Object.keys(b)[0]
    return  secondKey - firstKey
})
about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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