_.sortBy example

sort-it-up.js

var data = [{
    active: false,
    lastName: 'johnson'
}, {
    active: true,
    lastName: 'wow'
}, {
    active: false,
    lastName: 'awesome'
}, {
    active: false,
    lastName: 'haha'
}, {
    active: true,
    lastName: 'dang'
}, {
    active: true,
    lastName: 'attaboy'
}, {
    active: false,
    lastName: 'jones'
}];

//sort them first by active, then by last name within the active/inactive group
var sortByActiveThenLastName = _.sortBy(data, function(item) {
    return [item.active, item.lastName];
});
console.log(sortByActiveThenLastName);
// result -->
[{
    "active": false,
    "lastName": "awesome"
}, {
    "active": false,
    "lastName": "haha"
}, {
    "active": false,
    "lastName": "johnson"
}, {
    "active": false,
    "lastName": "jones"
}, {
    "active": true,
    "lastName": "attaboy"
}, {
    "active": true,
    "lastName": "dang"
}, {
    "active": true,
    "lastName": "wow"
}]