how do you sort a combined array

**brucey** · 06-04-2010 09:33 PM

This is my coding:

var company=new Array("Kestrel Moon","BB")
var femalePri=new Array(89,0)

for(var i=0;i<2;i++){
var companyTotal=company[i].concat(finalTotal[i]);
document.write(""+companyTotal+"");

this displays:

Kestrel Moon 89
BB 0

I want it so that it displays in ascending order of number

BB 0
Kestrel Moon 89

The problem is that when I do a normal sort array, it puts the company names in alphabetical order and the price stays as it is and if I sort the numbers in ascending order, the numbers go in ascending order but the company names stays where ther are.

I want it so that numerically its in acscending order and when the price is placed in ascending order, their company names go with their prices, can this be done and if it can, can you please show me an example?

thank you

**JMRKER** · 06-04-2010 09:45 PM

It can be done, but I have a question ...

How long are you into the developmental process?
Can the two Arrays be combined into a single array like

Code:

// var company=new Array("Kestrel Moon","BB")
// var femalePri=new Array(89,0)
var companyFemale = [
     "Kestrel Moon,89",
     "BB,0"
];

It could possibly simplify the task if data could be arranged this way.

If not, the task can still be accomplished, but with a bit more code.

**justinbarneskin** · 06-05-2010 01:51 AM

HTML Code:

<SCRIPT type="text/javascript">
//Concat the 2 arrays with the number going first, name second. Then, sort by parseInt()

	var company=new Array("Kestrel Moon","BB")
	var femalePri=new Array(89,0)
	var companyTotal=[]

	for(i=0;i<2;i++){	 companyTotal[i]=femalePri[i]+'~'+company[i];}

	companyTotal.sort(function(a,b){return parseInt(a) - parseInt(b)});

	document.write( companyTotal.join('<br>') );
	document.write( '<P>' );
//each element of companyTotal can now be split into an Array in
// order to write it with name first

	for(i=0;i<companyTotal.length;i++){companyTotal[i]=companyTotal[i].split('~');
		document.write(companyTotal[i][1]+' '+companyTotal[i][0]+'<br>')}
</SCRIPT>

**JMRKER** · 06-05-2010 08:30 PM

Using 'justinbarneskin's sort function and my idea of combining the master array,
you could do something like this (or modify further for the remaining fields) ...

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title> Master Array Display </title>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
// From: http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=197529
//  and: http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?t=197530
//  and: http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230780

var masterArray = [
	'Kestrel Moon: £,0,1165,475,97,0,98',
	'BB: £,89,1231,380,43,180,85',
	'Whatever You Drive: £,34,1052,210,23,450,43',
	'Discount Drivers: £,291,1667,310,302,189,93',
	'Indirect Curve: £,0,804,599,45,0,0',
	'Swindel: £,187,1010,210,35,32,90',
	'Captain: £,0,510,100,19,0,40',
	'Saintly Drivers: £,0,890,0,0,0,155',
	'Ipswich Union: £,0,490,0,0,0,0',
	'Young Drivers: £,203,803,0,78,0,82',
	'Atlee: £,107,923,200,81,92,70',
	'Good Deal: £,434,1690,300,112,493,47',
	'Nice Price: £,0,775,0,487,0,30',
	'Insure For Less: £,998,1435,0,49,0,59',
	'Instant Insure: £,43,1223,424,113,68,96' 
];
// following for testing purposes only
// document.write('Original Array<p>');
// document.write(masterArray.join('<br>'));

function NumSort(a,b) {	return parseInt(a) - parseInt(b) }

function ShowInfo( srtInfo,flds ) {
  var str = '';
  var tmp = [];
  var temp = [];
  for (var i=0; i<masterArray.length; i++) {
    tmp = masterArray[i].split(',');
    str = '';
    for (var j=0; j<flds.length; j++) { str += ','+tmp[flds[j]]; }
    temp.push(str.substring(1));
  }	
  switch (srtInfo) {
	case 'aa' : temp.sort(); break;
	case 'na' : temp.sort(NumSort); break;
	case 'ad' : temp.sort().reverse(); break;
	case 'nd' : temp.sort(NumSort).reverse(); break;
	default: alert('Error has occured: '+srtInfo); break;
  }
//  document.getElementById('masterInfo').innerHTML = temp.join('<br>');
// above is test display before table below created
  str = '<table border="1">';
  for (var i=0; i<temp.length; i++) {
	tmp = temp[i].split(',');
	str += '<tr><td>'+tmp[0]+'</td><td>'+tmp[1]+'</td></tr>';  
  }
  str += '</table>';
  document.getElementById('masterInfo').innerHTML = str;
}

</script>
<br>
<button onclick="document.getElementById('masterInfo').innerHTML = ''">Clear Display</button>
<button onclick="document.getElementById('masterInfo').innerHTML = masterArray.join('<br>')">
 Display Master </button>
<br>
<button onclick="var arr=[0,1];ShowInfo('aa',arr)">Fields 0,1 ascending</button>
<button onclick="var arr=[1,0];ShowInfo('na',arr)">Fields 1,0 ascending</button><br>
<button onclick="var arr=[0,1];ShowInfo('ad',arr)">Fields 0,1 decending</button>
<button onclick="var arr=[1,0];ShowInfo('nd',arr)">Fields 1,0 decending</button><br>
<p>
<div id="masterInfo"></div>
</body>
</html>

Have fun and good luck!

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