Javascript native sort method code

Question

Any idea how I can view the implementation of native javascript methods specifically the sort method. The reason why I am looking for this I am just wondering what the alg

Answer 1

Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a standardized method.

Until that time comes, you could write your own simple alphabetization function:

sortObject = function (){
    var arr = [], i;
    for(i in this){
        arr.push({index:i,content:this[i]});
        delete this[i];
    }
    arr.sort();
    for(i in arr){
        var item = arr[i];
        this[item.index] = item.content;
    }
    return this; // make chainable
}
var obj = {
    acronym: "OOP",
    definition: "Object-Oriented Programming",
    article: "http://wikipedia.org/OOP"
};
sortObject.apply(obj); // indices are "acronym", "article", "definition"

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I know this question was asked over a year ago, but I hope this helps you as well as anyone with the same problem.