javascript Sorting an array of objects http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/arraysort2.shtml http://mwultong.blogspot.com/2006/11/sort-string-array-javascript.html

sort.js

var employees=[];
employees[0]={name:"George", age:32, retiredate:"March 12, 2014"};
employees[1]={name:"Edward", age:17, retiredate:"June 2, 2023"};
employees[2]={name:"Christine", age:58, retiredate:"December 20, 2036"};
employees[3]={name:"Sarah", age:62, retiredate:"April 30, 2020"};

// sort by employee age
employees.sort(function(a, b){
 return a.age-b.age
});

// Sort by employee name
employees.sort(function(a, b){
 var nameA=a.name.toLowerCase(), nameB=b.name.toLowerCase()
 if (nameA < nameB) //sort string ascending
  return -1 
 if (nameA > nameB)
  return 1
 return 0 //default return value (no sorting)
})


// Sort by date (retirement date)
employees.sort(function(a, b){
 var dateA=new Date(a.retiredate), dateB=new Date(b.retiredate)
 return dateA-dateB //sort by date ascending
})