Javascript :: Sort array of strings (or numbers) ascending and descending

Sorting an array of strings is a common scenario and it's almost mostly enough to just use sort():

var myArray = ["3", "2", "4", "1"];
myArray.sort();
console.log(JSON.stringify(myArray));
//outputs: ["1","2","3","4"]

However if doing descending order, need to use a comparison function:

// descending order

var myArray = ["3", "2", "4", "1"];

myArray.sort(function (a, b) {
    if (a > b) {
        return -1;
    }
    if (b > a) {
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
});

console.log(JSON.stringify(myArray));
//outputs: ["4","3","2","1"]

Look into the Sort keyword for other variants.