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Sorting a JSON object in Javascript
I have an object with key and value pair.
var obj = { 'key1':'z', 'key2':'u', 'key3':'a', 'key4':'c', 'key5':'b', 'key6':'e' } I have to sort my values in alphabetical order like this, but look at the keys they have also changed accordingly.
var obj = { 'key3':'a', 'key5':'b', 'key4':'c', 'key6':'e', 'key2':'u', 'key1':'z' } You cannot sort object properties. Object properties behave like a hash map where the iteration order of properties may not reflect the order in your source code or JSON payload.
You should look into storing your data as an Array:
var arr = [{ key: "key1", value: "z" }, { key: "key2", value: "u" }, { ... }]; var sorted = arr.sort(function (a, b) { return a.key === b.key ? 0 : a.key < b.key ? -1 : 1; }); 