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@ -14,14 +14,60 @@ const stableSort = (arr, compare) =>
```
```js
const str = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
const compare = (a, b) => ~~(str.indexOf(b) / 2.3) - ~~(str.indexOf(a) / 2.3);
// sorted by weight
const input = [
{ height: 100, weight: 80 },
{ height: 90, weight: 90 },
{ height: 70, weight: 95 },
{ height: 100, weight: 100 },
{ height: 80, weight: 110 },
{ height: 110, weight: 115 },
{ height: 100, weight: 120 },
{ height: 70, weight: 125 },
{ height: 70, weight: 130 },
{ height: 100, weight: 135 },
{ height: 75, weight: 140 },
{ height: 70, weight: 140 }
];
// default Array.sort() is unstable in Chrome and NodeJS + modifies the input array
var arr1 = str.split('');
console.log(arr1.sort(compare).join('') === 'xyzvwtursopqmnklhijfgdeabc'); // false
const compare = (a, b) => a.height - b.height;
// stable sort + returns new array
const arr2 = str.split('');
console.log(stableSort(arr2, compare).join('') === 'xyzvwtursopqmnklhijfgdeabc'); // true
// stable - sorted by height using stableSort()
// Items with the same height are still sorted by weight which means they preserved their relative order.
stableSort(input, compare);
/*
[
{ height: 70, weight: 95 },
{ height: 70, weight: 125 },
{ height: 70, weight: 130 },
{ height: 70, weight: 140 },
{ height: 75, weight: 140 },
{ height: 80, weight: 110 },
{ height: 90, weight: 90 },
{ height: 100, weight: 80 },
{ height: 100, weight: 100 },
{ height: 100, weight: 120 },
{ height: 100, weight: 135 },
{ height: 110, weight: 115 }
]
*/
// unstable - sorted by height using Array.sort()
input.sort(compare);
/*
[
{ height: 70, weight: 140},
{ height: 70, weight: 95 },
{ height: 70, weight: 125 },
{ height: 70, weight: 130 },
{ height: 75, weight: 140 },
{ height: 80, weight: 110 },
{ height: 90, weight: 90 },
{ height: 100, weight: 100 },
{ height: 100, weight: 80 },
{ height: 100, weight: 135 },
{ height: 100, weight: 120 },
{ height: 110, weight: 115 }
]
*/
```