Sort Array in alphabetical order - Node.js Algorithm

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Sort Array in alphabetical order

Demo Code

// TODO: integrate sorting methods in a much cleaner way
var FSort = {/*from  www .j  a  va  2 s  .  c om*/

    /**
     *
     * sort Array in alphabetical order
     *
     * http://www.brain4.de/programmierecke/js/arraySort.php
     *
     */
    alphabetical: function(a, b) {
        /*
        var A = a.toLowerCase();
        var B = b.toLowerCase();

        if (A < B) return -1;
        else if (A > B) return  1;
        else return 0;
        */

        a = a.toLowerCase();
        a = a.replace(/?/g,'a');
        a = a.replace(/?/g,'o');
        a = a.replace(/?/g,'u');
        a = a.replace(/?/g,'s');

        b = b.toLowerCase();
        b = b.replace(/?/g,'a');
        b = b.replace(/?/g,'o');
        b = b.replace(/?/g,'u');
        b = b.replace(/?/g,'s');

        return(a == b) ? 0 : (a>b) ? 1 : -1;
    },

    /**
     *
     * sort array by distance of object from center of canvas
     *
     */
    distanceToCenter: function(a, b) {
        var valueA = a.getDistanceToCenter();
        // console.log( valueA );
        var valueB = b.getDistanceToCenter();
        // console.log( valueB );
        var comparisonValue = 0;

        if (valueA > valueB) comparisonValue = -1;
        else if (valueA < valueB) comparisonValue = 1;

        return comparisonValue;
    }

};

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