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How to Sort an Array of Objects by Date and Time in JavaScript

Learn how to effectively sort an array of objects that are nested within another array, making it easy to handle dates and times in JavaScript. --- This video is based on the question https://stackoverflow.com/q/71870175/ asked by the user 'Nicolas BEAUFOUR' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/18802271/ ) and on the answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/71870928/ provided by the user 'TalVik99' ( https://stackoverflow.com/u/18634016/ ) at 'Stack Overflow' website. Thanks to these great users and Stackexchange community for their contributions. Visit these links for original content and any more details, such as alternate solutions, latest updates/developments on topic, comments, revision history etc. For example, the original title of the Question was: Sort an array of objects that is the second child of an array - By object date time Also, Content (except music) licensed under CC BY-SA https://meta.stackexchange.com/help/l... The original Question post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license, and the original Answer post is licensed under the 'CC BY-SA 4.0' ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... ) license. If anything seems off to you, please feel free to write me at vlogize [AT] gmail [DOT] com. --- Understanding the Sorting of Objects in JavaScript Sorting data is a fundamental operation in software development, especially when dealing with collections of data like arrays of objects. In this guide, we're going to tackle a specific problem: how to sort an array of objects that is organized as the second child of another array by their date and time properties. The Problem at Hand You might have a nested array structure similar to this: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Each inner object contains various properties, including a date property. For example, one of those objects may look like this: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] The challenge is to sort the objects by their date property, which includes a time component, ensuring that for days with more than one object, the objects are sorted by time as well. Analyzing the Initial Attempt You may have tried using the sort method like this: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] However, this approach won't yield the correct order since it only looks at the second object within each sub-array (i.e., a[1][1] and b[1][1]), ignoring the first object if it exists. A Better Approach Let's look at a more effective way to sort the inner objects by date and time. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown: Step 1: Initialize an Array for Results We will start by creating an empty array that will hold our sorted results. [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Step 2: Iterate Over Each Item We need to iterate over the main array and sort the second child, which is an array of objects. We'll use forEach() to do this: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Explanation of the Code The forEach method loops through each element of the main array. For each item, we sort its second child (which contains the objects) by their date property. Finally, we push the sorted arrays into formattedArray, keeping the date string associated with them. The Result At the end of this process, formattedArray will contain the same structure as the original array but with the objects sorted by time within each date: [[See Video to Reveal this Text or Code Snippet]] Conclusion Sorting arrays of objects by nested properties is a common task in JavaScript development. Following the structured approach we've discussed allows for a clean and efficient solution. By using the sorting function correctly, we ensure that objects are not only sorted by date but also by time, making our data easy to manage and utilize. Feel free to implement this solution in your projects, and happy coding!