Collect.js sortBy() Method

The sortBy() method is used to sort the collection by the given key.

Syntax:

collect.sortBy()

Parameters: The collect() method takes one argument that is converted into the collection and then sortBy() method is applied on it.

Return Value: This method return the collection after sorting by the given key.

Below example illustrate the sortBy() method in collect.js:

Example 1:

const collect = require('collect.js');

let obj = [
    {
        subject: 'English',
        score: 95,
    },
   {
        subject: 'math',
        score: 86,
    },
    {
        subject: 'science',
        score: 90,
    }
];

const collection = collect(obj);

const sorted = collection.sortBy('score');

let result = sorted.all();

console.log(result);

Output:

 [
   { 
        subject: 'math', 
        score: 86, 
   }, 
   { 
        subject: 'science', 
        score: 90, 
   },
   { 
        subject: 'English', 
        score: 95, 
   }
]

Example 2:

const collect = require('collect.js');

let obj = [
    { product_name: 'apple_laptop', price: 100000 },
    { product_name: 'apple_watch', price: 50000 },
    { product_name: 'apple_mobile', price: 80000 },
];

const collection = collect(obj);

const sorted = collection.sortBy('price');

let result = sorted.all();

console.log(result);

Output:

[
    { product_name: 'apple_watch', price: 50000 },
    { product_name: 'apple_mobile', price: 80000 },
    { product_name: 'apple_laptop', price: 100000 }
]