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Displaying data is a very common use case for web pages. Perhaps the most common function people perform on data besides searching is sorting. We are going to look at how to sort data based on particular data fields. This time, we will create the logic first. Enter the following code into the script tag:

function doSort() {
    myVM.employee.sort(function (left, right) {
        return left.name == right.name ? 0 : (left.name < right.name ? -1 : 1);
    });
}

We will break down the logic for those unfamiliar with this level of JavaScript:

The sort function passes in two structures. Each structure matches the items being sorted. The variable name could be anything; we choose left and right because it helps the programmer remember which variable is which. You can use, of course, any variable naming you choose. Each variable contains the whole structure of the item being passed in.
The basic return value for sort needs to be true or false. This tells the program whether the two...

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KnockoutJS Web Development

By : John Farrar

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