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javascript sort with unicode

There are a lot of examples for sorting some JSON array by some property (i.e. 'title') We are using compare function like this one:

function sortComparer(a, b) {
        if (a.title == b.title)
            return 0;
        return a1 > b1 ? 1 : -1;
    }

Problem is that Serbian Latin alphabet order looks like "A, B, C, Č, Ć, D,..." When using sortComparer above I am getting D sorted before "Č" or "Ć". Any idea how to sort respecting current culture language?

Solution

  • If the locale in your system is set correctly then you can use localeCompare method instead of greater-than operator to compare the strings - this method is locale aware.

    function sortComparer(a,b){
    return a.title.localeCompare(b.title)
};