Re: sort array

From	Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Re: sort array
Date	2013-03-05 21:10 +0000
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In comp.lang.javascript message <kh2lrk$ena$1@dont-email.me>, Mon, 4 Mar
2013 18:33:57, Tony <tony.johansson@inport.com> posted:

>I have an array called tempArray that consist of these fields
>VesselID, ETATime, Gotref, Point
>
>When I want to sort on VesselID I use which works good
>tempArray.sort(function (a, b)
>{
>       return a.VesselID - b.VesselID
>})
>
>
>Now I still want to sort on VesselID but within VesselID I also want to
>sort on ETATime
>ETATime which is of format YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss
>
>How can I do that ?

If VesselID.toString() is of constant length, you might be able to use

        return a.toString() - b.toString()

if you do not mind the possibility of resolving matches by sorting on
later fields.

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sort array "Tony" <tony.johansson@inport.com> - 2013-03-04 18:33 +0100
  Re: sort array "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-03-04 19:19 +0100
  Re: sort array "J.R." <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-05 00:07 -0300
    Re: sort array Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-05 17:51 +0100
      Re: sort array "Joao Rodrigues (J.R.)" <groups_jr-1@yahoo.com.br> - 2013-03-09 02:33 -0300
        Re: sort array Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-03-09 13:01 +0100
  Re: sort array Dr J R Stockton <reply1300@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2013-03-05 21:10 +0000

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