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sort_by

Signature

sort_by(array, expref)

Description

This function accepts an array argument and returns the sorted elements as an array using a custom expression to compute the associated value for each element.

Examples

sort_by([{name: 'foo', count: `3`}, {name: 'bar', count: `1`}, {name: 'baz', count: `2`}], &count) == [{name: 'bar', count: `1`}, {name: 'baz', count: `2`}, {name: 'foo', count: `3`}]

sort_by([{name: 'foo'}, {name: 'bar'}, {name: 'baz'}], &name) == [{name: 'bar'}, {name: 'baz'}, {name: 'foo'}]