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The toSorted()
method of Array
instances is the copying version of the sort()
method. It returns a new array with the elements sorted in ascending order.
toSorted()
toSorted(compareFn)
Parameters
compareFn
Optional
A function that determines the order of the elements. If omitted, the array elements are converted to strings, then sorted according to each character's Unicode code point value. See sort()
for more information.
A new array with the elements sorted in ascending order.
DescriptionSee sort()
for more information on the compareFn
parameter.
When used on sparse arrays, the toSorted()
method iterates empty slots as if they have the value undefined
.
The toSorted()
method is generic. It only expects the this
value to have a length
property and integer-keyed properties.
const months = ["Mar", "Jan", "Feb", "Dec"];
const sortedMonths = months.toSorted();
console.log(sortedMonths); // ['Dec', 'Feb', 'Jan', 'Mar']
console.log(months); // ['Mar', 'Jan', 'Feb', 'Dec']
const values = [1, 10, 21, 2];
const sortedValues = values.toSorted((a, b) => a - b);
console.log(sortedValues); // [1, 2, 10, 21]
console.log(values); // [1, 10, 21, 2]
For more usage examples, see sort()
.
Empty slots are sorted as if they have the value undefined
. They are always sorted to the end of the array and compareFn
is not called for them.
console.log(["a", "c", , "b"].toSorted()); // ['a', 'b', 'c', undefined]
console.log([, undefined, "a", "b"].toSorted()); // ["a", "b", undefined, undefined]
Calling toSorted() on non-array objects
The toSorted()
method reads the length
property of this
. It then collects all existing integer-keyed properties in the range of 0
to length - 1
, sorts them, and writes them into a new array.
const arrayLike = {
length: 3,
unrelated: "foo",
0: 5,
2: 4,
3: 3, // ignored by toSorted() since length is 3
};
console.log(Array.prototype.toSorted.call(arrayLike));
// [4, 5, undefined]
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