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JavaScript JavaScript Foundations Arrays Methods: Part 2

Brian Van Skiver
Brian Van Skiver
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Posted by Brian Van Skiver
Brian Van Skiver
1,169 Points

I'm stuck

Not sure how to sort alpha and find the length. The video only shows sorting numbers

2 Answers

Brian Van Skiver
Brian Van Skiver
1,169 Points
Brian Van Skiver
Brian Van Skiver
1,169 Points

I got it added a.length - b.length to my function

Dino Paškvan
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Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points
Dino Paškvan
Dino Paškvan
Courses Plus Student 44,108 Points

If you re-read the challenge, it's not asking you to sort alpha, it's asking you to sort by the length of the strings. So basically, you are sorting numbers. To get the length of a string, you can use the length property.