The code snippet you provided seems correct for sorting the array of objects based on the 'age' property. The Array.prototype.sort() method, when used with a custom comparison function as you did ((a, b) => a.age - b.age), should sort the array in ascending order based on the 'age' property.
However, if you're finding that the sorting doesn't work as expected, there might be a couple of reasons for this:
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Data Type Mismatch: Ensure that all the 'age' values are numeric. If any of the 'age' values are not valid numbers, the sorting might behave unexpectedly.
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Stable Sorting: The
Array.prototype.sort()method might not guarantee a stable sort. If two elements have the same 'age', their order might not be preserved after sorting.
To troubleshoot, you can add console.log(data) after the sorting operation to see if the data array is sorted correctly based on the 'age' property.
Here's your code snippet with an additional console.log to verify the sorted result:
const data = [
{ name: 'Alice', age: 25 },
{ name: 'Bob', age: 30 },
{ name: 'Charlie', age: 20 }
];
// Attempting to sort by 'age'
data.sort((a, b) => a.age - b.age);
console.log(data); // Check the sorted result
If the issue persists or the output still seems unexpected, please provide more information about the behavior you're experiencing or any specific error you're encountering so that I can assist you further.
