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localeCompare() helps sort string values |
localeCompare() method takes the string to compare to. |
localeCompare() returns one of three values: |
If the String object comes alphabetically before the string argument, a negative number is returned. |
If the String object is equal to the string argument, 0 is returned. |
If the String object comes alphabetically after the string argument, a positive number is returned. |
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var oStringObject = new String("yellow");
alert(oStringObject.localeCompare("brick")); //outputs "1"
alert(oStringObject.localeCompare("yellow")); //outputs "0"
alert(oStringObject.localeCompare ("zoo")); //outputs "-1"
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