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sortarraybylastname.js
function sortArray(values) {
return values.sort(function (a, b) {
let authorChuckedA = a.author.split(" ");
let authorChuckedB = b.author.split(" ");
let lastNameA = authorChuckedA[authorChuckedA.length - 1];
let lastNameB = authorChuckedB[authorChuckedB.length - 1];
return lastNameA.localeCompare(lastNameB);
});
}
let sorted = sortArray([
{ name: "Harry Potter", rating: "8+", author: "Joanne Rowling" },
{ name: "Warcross", rating: "13+", author: "Marie Lu" },
{ name: "The Hunger Games", rating: "12+", author: "Suzanne Collins" },
]);
console.log(sorted);
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