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---
title: sortCharactersInString
tags: string,beginner
firstSeen: 2017-12-17T17:55:51+02:00
lastUpdated: 2020-10-22T20:24:30+03:00
---
Alphabetically sorts the characters in a string.
- Use the spread operator (`...`), `Array.prototype.sort()` and `String.prototype.localeCompare()` to sort the characters in `str`.
- Recombine using `String.prototype.join('')`.
```js
const sortCharactersInString = str =>
[...str].sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b)).join('');
```
```js
sortCharactersInString('cabbage'); // 'aabbceg'
```