use Lodash to sort array of object by value

Question

I am trying to sort an array by \'name\' value (using Lodash). I used the Lodash docs to create the solution below however .orderBy doesn\'t seem to be having any affect at

Answer 1

This method orderBy does not change the input array, you have to assign the result to your array :

var chars = this.state.characters;

chars = _.orderBy(chars, ['name'],['asc']); // Use Lodash to sort array by 'name'

 this.setState({characters: chars})