what is Arrays.sort code example

Example 1: arr.sort

//sort an array of strings
var fruitSalad = ['cherries', 'apples', 'bananas'];
fruit.sort(); // ['apples', 'bananas', 'cherries']

//sort an array of numbers
var scores = [1, 10, 2, 21]; 
scores.sort(); // [1, 10, 2, 21]
// Watch out that 10 comes before 2,
// because '10' comes before '2' in Unicode code point order.

//sorts an array of words
var randomThings = ['word', 'Word', '1 Word', '2 Words'];
randomThings.sort(); // ['1 Word', '2 Words', 'Word', 'word']
// In Unicode, numbers come before upper case letters,
// which come before lower case letters.

Example 2: how to sort an array

var carBrands = ["Toyota", "Jeep", "Ford", "Volvo"];
carBrands.sort();
// array.sort() method sorts an array in ascending order by default
// extend the function like below to sort in descending order or customize
//carBrands.sort(function(a, b){return b-a});