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The Array.sort() is an inbuilt TypeScript function which is used to sort the elements of an array. 
Syntax:

array.sort( compareFunction )

Parameter: This method accept a single parameter as mentioned above and described below: 

  • compareFunction : This parameter is the function that defines the sort order

Return Value: This method returns the sorted array. 

Below example illustrate the  Array sort() method in TypeScriptJS:
Example 1: 

JavaScript




<script>
    // Driver code
    var arr = [ 11, 89, 23, 7, 98 ]; 
  
    // use of sort() method 
    var val = arr.sort();
       
    // printing
    console.log( val );
</script>


Output: 

[ 11, 23, 7, 89, 98 ]

Example 2: 

JavaScript




<script>
    // Driver code
    var arr = ["G", "e", "e", "k", "s", "f", "o", "r"
               "g", "e", "e", "k", "s"]; 
    var val;
   
    // use of sort() method 
    val = arr.sort();
    console.log( val );
</script>


Output: 

[ 'G', 'e', 'e', 'e', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'k', 'k', 'o', 'r', 's', 's' ]

Last Updated : 18 Jun, 2020
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