Generic way of sorting JSON array by attribute

Question

I found out how to sort a JSON array at http://www.devcurry.com/2010/05/sorting-json-array.html

Now I want to sort it in a generic way; so that my sorting function k

Answer 1

Something like a:

function predicateBy(prop){
   return function(a,b){
      if (a[prop] > b[prop]){
          return 1;
      } else if(a[prop] < b[prop]){
          return -1;
      }
      return 0;
   }
}

//Usage
yourArray.sort( predicateBy("age") );
yourArray.sort( predicateBy("name") );