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Sort Proxy Array of Objects, localeCompare is not a function


Trying to use ES6 arrayObj.sort(a,b) => a.property.localeCompare(b.property) syntax but getting error:

TypeError: a.property.localeCompare is not a function.

I'm thinking localeCompare is not in scope but do not understand how to bind it to the scope of sort, perhaps because the data is stored in a proxy? I'm also working within VueJS 3 but don't think that is relevant to this issue.

myData = 
Proxy {0: {…}, 1: {…}, 2: {…}, 3: {…}, 4: {…}}
[[Handler]]: Object
[[Target]]: Array(5)
0: {itemIndex: 1, itemFmt: 2, itemFmtName: 'Call To Order', guid: 'd66af412-00a0-4c49-b8b5-abaefb79fed0', maxCt: 1, …}
1: {itemIndex: 2, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: '9f7b9d34-3fcb-42c7-866e-a56f71a8aa4f', maxCt: 0, …}
2: {itemIndex: 4, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: '406bea5e-1cb0-4d90-96e9-9b80b64ff8ba', maxCt: 0, …}
3: {itemIndex: 5, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: 'ad9aacda-5100-4eef-9ead-c61e1ec0c285', maxCt: 0, …}
4: {itemIndex: 7, itemFmt: 3, itemFmtName: 'Roll Call', guid: '1715f7a3-066d-4787-8233-a36df2a729a9', maxCt: 1, …}

myData.sort((a, b) => a.itemIndex.localeCompare(b.itemIndex))

Solution

  • localeCompare is a method of String, but a.itemIndex is a Number, so the method would not be available on that property.

    To sort by itemIndex, use subtraction on the two Numbers:

    const myData = [
      {itemIndex: 1, itemFmt: 2, itemFmtName: 'Call To Order', guid: 'd66af412-00a0-4c49-b8b5-abaefb79fed0', maxCt: 1 },
      {itemIndex: 2, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: '9f7b9d34-3fcb-42c7-866e-a56f71a8aa4f', maxCt: 0},
      {itemIndex: 4, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: '406bea5e-1cb0-4d90-96e9-9b80b64ff8ba', maxCt: 0},
      {itemIndex: 5, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: 'ad9aacda-5100-4eef-9ead-c61e1ec0c285', maxCt: 0},
      {itemIndex: 7, itemFmt: 3, itemFmtName: 'Roll Call', guid: '1715f7a3-066d-4787-8233-a36df2a729a9', maxCt: 1},
    ]
    
    // sort by itemIndex in ascending order
    myData.sort((a,b) => a.itemIndex - b.itemIndex)
    
    console.log(myData)

    To sort by itemFmtName, use localeCompare on the two Strings:

    const myData = [
      {itemIndex: 1, itemFmt: 2, itemFmtName: 'Call To Order', guid: 'd66af412-00a0-4c49-b8b5-abaefb79fed0', maxCt: 1 },
      {itemIndex: 2, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: '9f7b9d34-3fcb-42c7-866e-a56f71a8aa4f', maxCt: 0},
      {itemIndex: 4, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: '406bea5e-1cb0-4d90-96e9-9b80b64ff8ba', maxCt: 0},
      {itemIndex: 5, itemFmt: 6, itemFmtName: 'Title/Discussion/Motion', guid: 'ad9aacda-5100-4eef-9ead-c61e1ec0c285', maxCt: 0},
      {itemIndex: 7, itemFmt: 3, itemFmtName: 'Roll Call', guid: '1715f7a3-066d-4787-8233-a36df2a729a9', maxCt: 1},
    ]
    
    // sort by itemFmtName in alphabetical order
    myData.sort((a,b) => a.itemFmtName.localeCompare(b.itemFmtName))
    
    console.log(myData)