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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Arrays Methods: Part 2

Posted by zvi raphael
zvi raphael
3,225 Points

help with challenge 2 in methods part 2 why isn't this code right? it returns the correct order?

saying2.sort(function (a,b){ return saying2.length(a)-saying2.length(b); });

2 Answers

zvi raphael
zvi raphael
3,225 Points

thank you very much-keep up the good work!

Dave McFarland
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Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher
Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

When you use a sorting function, the 2 arguments you pass to it represent 2 items in the array:

myArray.sort(function( a, b) {

});

a is one array item and b is another array item. To compare their lengths you just need to use the length property of each:

a.length - b.length