Object.entries(dict).sort

SortToDic_4.js

const k = 5;
const dict = {
  "x" : 1,
  "y" : 6,
  "z" : 9,
  "a" : 5,
  "b" : 7,
  "c" : 11,
  "d" : 17,
  "t" : 3
};

const compare = (a, b) => {
    if(a > b) return -1;
    if(a < b) return 1;
    return 0
};

// Object.entries() to convert the dict to: [["x",3],["y",1],["z",2]]
let arr = Object.entries(dict).sort((a, b) => compare(a[1], b[1]));

// Getting the first k = 5 biggest elements:
let biggestElemsArr = [];
for(let j = 0; j < k; j++) {
    biggestElemsArr.push(arr[j][0]);
}

console.log(biggestElemsArr);const k = 5;
const dict = {
  "x" : 1,
  "y" : 6,
  "z" : 9,
  "a" : 5,
  "b" : 7,
  "c" : 11,
  "d" : 17,
  "t" : 3
};

const compare = (a, b) => {
    if(a > b) return -1;
    if(a < b) return 1;
    return 0
};

// Object.entries() to convert the dict to: [["x",3],["y",1],["z",2]]
let arr = Object.entries(dict).sort((a, b) => compare(a[1], b[1]));

// Getting the first k = 5 biggest elements:
let biggestElemsArr = [];
for(let j = 0; j < k; j++) {
    biggestElemsArr.push(arr[j][0]);
}

console.log(biggestElemsArr);



//source
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25500316/sort-a-dictionary-by-value-in-javascript
// https://stackoverflow.com/a/75086038/13861187