Sort string array containing time in format '09:00 AM'?

Question

I am trying to sort my array.

The array consists of data in time format.

Array:

\'9:15 AM\', \'10:20 AM\', \'02:15 PM\'

How

Answer 1

function sortTimes(arrayOfTimes) {

    return arrayOfTimes.sort((a, b) => {
        const aParts = getNumericParts(a);
        const bParts = getNumericParts(b);

        // Sorts by hour then minute
        return aParts[0] - bParts[0] || aParts[1] - bParts[1];
    });

    function getNumericParts(time) {
        // accounts formats of 9:15 AM and 09:15:30 but does not handle AM/PM in comparison
        return time.split(' ')[0].split(':').map(x => +x);
    }
}

Here's a more concise and performant variation of Dustin Silk's answer. It takes into account formats of 9:15 AM, 09:15, and 09:15:30 though it does not sort based on seconds. You could add that by using || aParts[2] - bParts[2] as a part of the return statement.

sortTimes(['08:00', '09:00', '05:00', '08:15', '08:00']) 
// Output ["05:00", "08:00", "08:00", "08:15", "09:00"]

Answer 2

Try this

var times = ['01:00 am', '06:00 pm', '12:00 pm', '03:00 am', '12:00 am'];

times.sort(function (a, b) {
  return new Date('1970/01/01 ' + a) - new Date('1970/01/01 ' + b);
});

console.log(times);

Answer 3

My solution (For times formated like "11:00", "16:30"..)

sortTimes: function (array) {
    return array.sort(function (a, b) {
        if (parseInt(a.split(":")[0]) - parseInt(b.split(":")[0]) === 0) {
            return parseInt(a.split(":")[1]) - parseInt(b.split(":")[1]);
        } else {
            return parseInt(a.split(":")[0]) - parseInt(b.split(":")[0]);
        }
    })
}

In case someone wanted to know haha

Answer 4

Implement the sort(compare) function and compare the date string using any arbitrary date :

Array.sort(function (a, b) {
    return Date.parse('01/01/2013 '+a) - Date.parse('01/01/2013 '+b)
});

01/01/2013 is any arbitrary date.

Answer 5

var a = ['9:15 AM', '10:20 AM', '02:15 PM'];

var sort = function(a){
  var sa = [],
      d = new Date(),
      ds = d.toDateString();

  for(var i = 0; i < a.length; i++){
    d = new Date(ds + ' ' + a[i]);
    sa.push(d);
  }

  sa.sort(function(a, b){return a.getTime() - b.getTime();})
  return sa;
}