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Sort Array by Multiple Criteria
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// Factory Function to combine multiple sort criteria | |
// receives functions representing sorting criteria | |
// returns a new function that applies these criteria | |
function sortByMultipleCriteriaFactory(...sortFuncs){ | |
return (it1, it2) => { | |
for (sort of sortFuncs){ | |
let res = sort(it1, it2); | |
if (res !== 0){ | |
//for this criteria items are not equal (in sorting terms) so no more criteria to apply | |
return res; | |
} | |
} | |
return res; | |
}; | |
} | |
let sortByPopulation = (it1, it2) => { | |
return (it1.population > it2.population) | |
? -1 | |
: (it1.population < it2.population) | |
? 1 | |
: 0; | |
}; | |
let sortByName = (it1, it2) => { | |
return (it1.name > it2.name) | |
? -1 | |
: (it1.name < it2.name) | |
? 1 | |
: 0; | |
}; | |
let cities = [ | |
{ | |
name: "Palermo", | |
population: 500000 | |
}, | |
{ | |
name: "Paris", | |
population: 12000000 | |
}, | |
{ | |
name: "Bilbao", | |
population: 500000 | |
}, | |
{ | |
name: "Xixon", | |
population: 270000 | |
}, | |
{ | |
name: "Toulouse", | |
population: 500000 | |
}, | |
{ | |
name: "Bologne", | |
population: 500000 | |
} | |
]; | |
let sortByPopulationAndName = sortByMultipleCriteriaFactory(sortByPopulation, sortByName); | |
console.log("before: " + cities.map(city => city.name).join("\n")); | |
cities.sort(sortByPopulationAndName); | |
console.log("after: " + cities.map(city => city.name).join("\n")); |
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