Sorting a JavaScript object by property name

Question

I\'ve been looking for a while and want a way to sort a Javascript object like this:

{
    method: \'artist.getInfo\',
    artist: \'Green Day\',
    format:         


        

Answer 1

This should be used with caution as your code shouldn't rely on Object properties order. If it's just a matter of presentation (or just for the fun !), you can sort properties deeply like this :

function sortObject(src) {
  var out;
  if (typeof src === 'object' && Object.keys(src).length > 0) {
    out = {};
    Object.keys(src).sort().forEach(function (key) {
      out[key] = sortObject(src[key]);
    });
    return out;
  }
  return src;
}