How to sort an array in a unique order

Question

Given an array:

var myList = [ \'Normal\', \'Urgent\', \'Alert\', \'Casual\', \'Follow up\' ];

I want to output this list in say, a dropdown. I

Answer 1

You could use an object for the sort order.

var array = [ 'Normal', 'Urgent', 'Alert', 'Casual', 'Follow up' ];

array.sort(function (a, b) {
    var order = { Urgent: -2, Alert: -1 };
    return (order[a] || 0) - (order[b] || 0) || a.localeCompare(b);
});

console.log(array);