Sorting an array of objects by number, string, date in JavaScript JavaScript 14.11.2015

Test array is

var movies = [
    {title: 'The Godfather', rating: 9.2, release: '24 March 1972'},
    {title: 'The Godfather: Part II', rating: 9.0, release: '20 December 1972'},
    {title: 'The Shawshank Redemption', rating: 9.3, release: '14 October 1994'},
];

Sort by number (rating)

movies.sort(function(a, b) {
    return a.rating - b.rating;
});

Sort by string (title)

movies.sort(function(a, b) {
    var titleA = a.title.toLowerCase(), titleB = b.title.toLowerCase();
    if (titleA < titleB) return -1;
    if (titleA > titleB) return 1;
    return 0;
});

Sort by date (release date)

movies.sort(function(a, b) {
    var dateA = new Date(a.release), dateB = new Date(b.release);
    return dateA - dateB;
});

Sort by works because JavaScript lets you compare and/or do arithmetic on date objects, which are automatically converted to numeric representations first.