Function for sorting an array of objects by their properties

DynamicSort

/**
 * Function for sorting an array of objects by their properties.
 * Based off this stackoverflow post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1129216/sorting-objects-in-an-array-by-a-field-value-in-javascript/4760279#4760279
 * 
 * Example:
 *  var People = [
 *       {Name: "Name", Surname: "Surname"},
 *       {Name:"AAA", Surname:"ZZZ"},
 *       {Name: "Name", Surname: "AAA"}
 *   ];
 *   
 *   People.sort(dynamicSort("Name")); // Sort by name
 *   People.sort(dynamicSort("Surname")); // sort by surname
 *   People.sort(dynamicSort("-Surname")); // sort by surname in reverse
 * 
 */
 
function dynamicSort(property) {
    var sortOrder = 1;
    if(property[0] === "-") {
        sortOrder = -1;
        property = property.substr(1);
    }
    return function (a,b) {
        var result = (a[property] < b[property]) ? -1 : (a[property] > b[property]) ? 1 : 0;
        return result * sortOrder;
    }
};