Sort an array with arrays in it by string

This can be achieved by passing a supporting function as an argument to the Array.sort method call.

Something like this:

 function Comparator(a, b) {
   if (a[1] < b[1]) return -1;
   if (a[1] > b[1]) return 1;
   return 0;
 }

 var myArray = [
   [1, 'alfred', '...'],
   [23, 'berta', '...'],
   [2, 'zimmermann', '...'],
   [4, 'albert', '...'],
 ];

 myArray = myArray.sort(Comparator);
 console.log(myArray);

You can still use array.sort() with a custom function. Inside the function, simply compare the element that you want to use as your key. For you example, you could use:

myArray.sort(function(a, b) { 
    return a[1] > b[1] ? 1 : -1;
});

There´s an easier way now:

myArray = myArray.sort(function(a, b) {
    return a[1].localeCompare(b[1]);
})

It is case insensitive too.

Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/localeCompare

Sort an array with arrays in it by string

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