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<html>
<head>
<title>Using an alphabetical sort() method on strings</title>
<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
<!-- //

function alphabetical(a, b)
{
     var A = a.toLowerCase();
     var B = b.toLowerCase();
     if (A < B){
        return -1;
     }else if (A > B){
       return  1;
     }else{
       return 0;
     }
}

function SortElements() {
var colors = new Array("red","Red","blue","Blue","green","Green");

colors.sort(alphabetical);

var cj = colors.join(", ");
alert(cj);
}
// -->
</script>
</head>
<body onload="SortElements()">

</body>
</html>








11.29.Sort
11.29.1.Array.sort()
11.29.2.Sort a string array
11.29.3.Array.sort is case sensitive
11.29.4.Using the sort() method on numbers and strings
11.29.5.Array.sort() with custom sorter
11.29.6.Using an alphabetical sort() method on strings
11.29.7.Using the sort() method on numbers and strings with custom sorter
11.29.8.Case-insensitive comparison