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Javascript custom sorting problem
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//JS Code: | |
var dates = new Array(//Note if there is a problem with the array definition it would not matter b/c the array gets | |
//created dynamically in a different order. | |
"2013-1-1" | |
"2013-10-10", | |
"2013-10-15", | |
"2013-10-22", | |
"2013-10-22", | |
"2013-10-28", | |
"2013-12-17", | |
"2013-9-10", | |
"2013-9-15", | |
"2013-9-15", | |
"2013-9-17", | |
"2013-9-20", | |
"2013-9-23", | |
"2013-9-4"); | |
dates.sort(function(a, b){ | |
sortA = a.split("-"); | |
sortB = b.split("-"); | |
if(sortA[0] == sortB[0]){//If year is equal to year | |
if(sortA[1] > sortB[1]){//Month greater than month | |
return 1; | |
} | |
if(sortA[1] < sortB[1]){//Month Less than month | |
return -1; | |
} | |
if(sortA[1] == sortB[1]){//Month equal month | |
if(sortA[2] > sortB[2]){//Day greater than day | |
return 1; | |
} | |
if(sortA[2] < sortB[2]){//Day less than day | |
return -1; | |
} | |
return 0; | |
} | |
return 0; | |
} | |
if(sortA[0] > sortB[0]){//Year greater than year | |
if(sortA[1] > sortB[1]){//Month greater than month | |
return 1; | |
} | |
if(sortA[1] < sortB[1]){//Month Less than month | |
return -1; | |
} | |
if(sortA[1] == sortB[1]){//Month equal month | |
if(sortA[2] > sortB[2]){//Day greater than day | |
return 1; | |
} | |
if(sortA[2] < sortB[2]){//Day less than day | |
return -1; | |
} | |
return 0; | |
} | |
return 1; | |
} | |
/*What gets returned: | |
2013-1-1 | |
2013-10-10 | |
2013-10-15 | |
2013-10-22 | |
2013-10-22 | |
2013-10-28 | |
2013-12-17 | |
2013-9-10 | |
2013-9-15 | |
2013-9-15 | |
2013-9-17 | |
2013-9-20 | |
2013-9-23 | |
2013-9-4*/ |
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