Sorting an array alphabetically Javascript

Question

I'm trying to collect a list and put them into an array then sort via the first letter of each item in the array. So far i have:

var cityArray = [];
  $("#addresses_list ul li .name").each(function() { cityArray.push($(this).text().trim()) });
  var finalArray = ['"' + cityArray.join('", "') + '"'];
  finalArray.sort();
  alert(finalArray);

This is collecting correctly and grouping into an array but still not sorting. Any idea why it's not? Thanks in advance

Possible duplicate of Sort array of objects by string property value in JavaScript — Hanlet Escaño
– Hanlet Escaño, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 21:02
Because finalArray has only one entry, the cityArray which you've turned into a string for some reason. — David Thomas
– David Thomas, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 21:03
yeah i changed to have the sort on cityarray and that worked. thanks — Alex Murray
– Alex Murray, Commented Dec 9, 2015 at 21:06

Nina Scholz · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-09 21:04:05Z

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You need cityArray to sort before joining.

cityArray.sort();

answered Dec 9, 2015 at 21:04

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