How to sort array by first item in subarray

Question

I have an array with subarrays and wish to sort numerically and descending by the first item in the subarrays. So for example, I wish to take the following array"

array = [[2,text],[5,text],[1,text]]

and sort it to become

array = [[5,text],[2,text],[1,text]]

Is there any simple function to use? Thanks!

Answer 1

array = [[2,text],[5,text],[1,text]];
array.sort(function(a,b){return a[0] < b[0]})

Answer 2

array = [[2,text],[5,text],[1,text]];
array.sort(function(a,b){return a[0] - b[0]})

working of the sort function
if the function returns

• less than zero, sort a before b
• greater than zero, sort b before a
• zero, leave a and b unchanged with respect to each other

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