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<html>
<head>
<title>Using the sort() method on numbers and strings</title>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
<!-- //

function defaultSort(elementX, elementY)
{
     if (elementX < elementY)
        return -1;
     if (elementX > elementY)
        return  1;
     return 0;
}
function SortElements() {
    var mixture = new Array("red",4,"blue",2,"green",9);

    mixture.sort(defaultSort);

    var mj = mixture.join(", ");
    alert(mj);
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body onload="SortElements()">

</body>
</html>








11.29.Sort
11.29.1.Array.sort()
11.29.2.Sort a string array
11.29.3.Array.sort is case sensitive
11.29.4.Using the sort() method on numbers and strings
11.29.5.Array.sort() with custom sorter
11.29.6.Using an alphabetical sort() method on strings
11.29.7.Using the sort() method on numbers and strings with custom sorter
11.29.8.Case-insensitive comparison