Any way to extend javascript’s array.sort() method to accept another parameter?

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Write a function generator that accepts a property name:

function propComparator(prop) {
    return function(a, b) {
        return a[prop] - b[prop];
    }
}

arr.sort(propComparator('name'));

You can also save the sorters for later use, directly, or as parameters:

var compareNames = propComparator('name');
var compareFoos = propComparator('foo');
...
arr.sort(compareNames);
takesComparator(compareFoos);

Updated for ES6, and make it so it actually works with different types.

Note that sort sorts in-place, which may or may not be desirable.

const arr = [
  { name: 'John', age: 92 },
  { name: 'Dave', age: 42 },
  { name: 'Justin', age: 3 }
]

const propComparator = (propName) =>
  (a, b) => a[propName] == b[propName] ? 0 : a[propName] < b[propName] ? -1 : 1

arr.sort(propComparator('name'))
console.log("By name", arr)

arr.sort(propComparator('age'))
console.log("By age", arr)

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