Sorting Javascript Array with Chrome?

Question

Is there a way to sort an array using Chrome?

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Using the sort function does not work as seen in this example:

var myArray = [1,4,5,3,2];  myArray.sort ( function( a , b ){   return b>a });  for ( var i = 0; i < myArray.length; i++ ) {   document.write( myArray[i] ) } 

Firefox / IE / Opera / Safri output: 54321

Chrome output: 53241

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Thanks for your time!

Answer 1

The comparer function should return a negative number, positive number, or zero (which is a convention across programming languages).

myArray.sort(function(a, b) {   return a-b; }); 

Full description is here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/sort#description

Answer 2

The behavior of Chrome is correct :)

The ECMA standards require the function being passed to sort() to return a number greater than 0, less than 0 or equal to 0. However, the function you have defined returns true / false. ECMA standards state that for a function which does not behave as expected, the implementation depends on the client.

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