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Order an array of objects based on another array order ES6
/*
Sort array of objects based on another array
Original function:
function mapOrder (array, order, key) {
array.sort( function (a, b) {
var A = a[key], B = b[key];
if (order.indexOf(A) > order.indexOf(B)) {
return 1;
} else {
return -1;
}
});
return array;
};
*******
* ES6:
*******/
mapOrder = (array, order, key) => {
return array.sort((a, b) => {
const A = a[key],
B = b[key];
return order.indexOf(A) > order.indexOf(B) ? 1 : -1;
});
};
/**
* Example:
*/
var item_array, item_order, ordered_array;
item_array = [
{ id: 2, label: 'Two' }
, { id: 3, label: 'Three' }
, { id: 5, label: 'Five' }
, { id: 4, label: 'Four' }
, { id: 1, label: 'One'}
];
item_order = [1,2,3,4,5];
ordered_array = mapOrder(item_array, item_order, 'id');
console.log('Ordered:', JSON.stringify(ordered_array));
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