IE js sorting array by custom function doesn't work

internet-explorer, javascript

Solution

It is better to return 1, 0 and -1 instead of just `true` and `false`:

function compareDesc(a, b) {
    if (a.value < b.value){
        return 1;
    }
    else if(a.value > b.value)
    {
        return -1;
    }
    return 0;
}

Here is an example: http://jsfiddle.net/2wwBF/2

P.S. The example of the sort function from JS documentation proposes the following way:

function compareDesc(a, b) {
    return a.value - b.value
}

Problem

I have simple custom sorting function in js: ``` function compareDesc(a, b) { return a.value < b.value; } ``` I am then trying to sort an array of dictionaries: ``` var test = []; test.push({value: 0, foo: "bar"}); test.push({value: 250, foo: "bar"}); test.push({value: 3, foo: "bar"}); test.sort(compareDesc); alert(test[0].value); alert(test[1].value); alert(test[2].value); ``` It works in Chrome and Firefox where I get: ``` 250 3 0 ``` But in all version of IE I get: ``` 0 250 3 ``` So the sorting doesn't work. Any ideas why?

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