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JavaScript

Posted by Vic Mercier
Vic Mercier
3,276 Points

Is there a way to put the values of an array in the descending order

Is there a way to put the values of an array in the descending order

2 Answers

Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
24,063 Points

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/reverse

Array.sort().reverse();
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points
Jesus Mendoza
Jesus Mendoza
23,289 Points

Hey Vic,

Yes, you could use the sort method.

var array = [5, 3, 2, 9, 23];

var sortedArray = array.sort(function(itemA, itemB) => {
   return itemA - itemB;
});
Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

This will sort in ascending order. You would have to use return itemB - itemA to sort in descending order.