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How can I sort an array of strings by the length of the elements

How can I sort an array of strings by the length of the elements

Mar 13th, 2000 04:39
Martin Honnen,

Use a suitable comparison function e.g.
  function compareLength (el1, el2) {
    return el1.length - el2.length;
  }
which you pass to the Array sort method:
  //example
  var a = new Array('Kibology', 'Maho', 'K')
  a.sort(compareLength);
  alert(a)