How do you sort an array on multiple columns?

Question

I have a multidimensional array. The primary array is an array of

[publicationID][publication_name][ownderID][owner_name] 

What I am tryin

Answer 1

String Appending Method

You can sort by multiple values simply by appending the values into a string and comparing the strings. It is helpful to add a split key character to prevent runoff from one key to the next.

Example

const arr = [ 
    { a: 1, b: 'a', c: 3 },
    { a: 2, b: 'a', c: 5 },
    { a: 1, b: 'b', c: 4 },
    { a: 2, b: 'a', c: 4 }
]


function sortBy (arr, keys, splitKeyChar='~') {
    return arr.sort((i1,i2) => {
        const sortStr1 = keys.reduce((str, key) => str + splitKeyChar+i1[key], '')
        const sortStr2 = keys.reduce((str, key) => str + splitKeyChar+i2[key], '')
        return sortStr1.localeCompare(sortStr2)
    })
}

console.log(sortBy(arr, ['a', 'b', 'c']))