Sorting Object Property by Values

Sorting Object Property by Values

When working with JavaScript, you may come across situations where you need to sort an object’s properties based on their values. While JavaScript provides built-in methods for sorting arrays, sorting object properties by values requires a bit more effort. In this blog post, we will explore different solutions to this problem.

Solution 1: Using the Object.entries() method

The Object.entries() method returns an array of a given object’s own enumerable property [key, value] pairs. We can utilize this method to convert the object into an array, sort it based on the values, and then convert it back to an object.

const obj = {
  name: 'John',
  age: 30,
  city: 'New York'
};

const sortedObj = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(obj).sort((a, b) => a[1] - b[1]));

console.log(sortedObj);

The code above converts the object obj into an array using Object.entries(). It then sorts the array based on the values using the sort() method and converts it back to an object using Object.fromEntries(). The resulting object sortedObj will have its properties sorted by values.

Solution 2: Using the Object.keys() method

If you only need the sorted keys of the object, you can use the Object.keys() method along with the sort() method to achieve the desired result.

const obj = {
  name: 'John',
  age: 30,
  city: 'New York'
};

const sortedKeys = Object.keys(obj).sort((a, b) => obj[a] - obj[b]);

console.log(sortedKeys);

In the code above, we use Object.keys() to get an array of the object’s keys. We then sort the array based on the values of the object using the sort() method. The resulting array sortedKeys will contain the keys of the object sorted by their corresponding values.

These are just two of the many possible solutions for sorting object properties by values in JavaScript. Depending on your specific use case, one solution may be more suitable than another. Feel free to experiment and choose the one that best fits your needs!

That’s it for this blog post! We hope you found these solutions helpful in sorting object properties by values in JavaScript. If you have any questions or alternative approaches, feel free to leave a comment below.

Happy coding!