sort outer array based on values in inner array, javascript

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Array#sort (see section 15.4.4.11 of the spec, or MDC) accepts an optional function parameter which will be used to compare two entries for sorting purposes. The function should return -1 if the first argument is “less than” the second, 0 if they’re equal, or 1 if the first is “greater than” the second. So:

outerArray.sort(function(a, b) {
    var valueA, valueB;

    valueA = a[1]; // Where 1 is your index, from your example
    valueB = b[1];
    if (valueA < valueB) {
        return -1;
    }
    else if (valueA > valueB) {
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
});

(You can obviously compress that code a bit; I’ve kept it verbose for clarity.)

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