Ember.js ArrayProxy sortBy() Method

Last Updated : 26 Apr, 2025

Ember.js is an open-source JavaScript framework used for developing large client-side web applications which is based on Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. Ember.js is one of the most widely used front-end application frameworks. It is made to speed up development and increase productivity. Currently, it is utilized by a large number of websites, including Square, Discourse, Groupon, Linked In, Live Nation, Twitch, and Chipotle.

The sortBy() method is used to sort an array by the specified key.

Syntax:

sortBy( key )

Parameters:

name(string): Name(s) to sort on.

Return Value: The sorted array.

Steps to Install and Run Ember.js:

Step 1: To run the following examples, you will need to have an ember project with you. To create one, you will need to install ember-cli first. Write the below code in the terminal:

npm install ember-cli

Step 2: Now, you can create the project by typing in the following piece of code:

ember new <project-name> --lang en

To start the server, type:

ember serve

Example 1: Type the following code to generate the route for this example:

ember generate route languages

app/routes/languages.js

Javascript

import Route from '@ember/routing/route'; 
import { classify, w } from '@ember/string'; 
import { pushObject, sortBy } from '@ember/array'; 
  
export default class LanguagesRoute extends Route { 
    name = 
        `mandarin_Chinese spanish english Hindi  
       bengali Portuguese russian japanese  
       western_punjabi yueChinese`; 
    num = `929.0 474.7 372.9 343.9 233.7  
       232.4 154.0 125.3 92.7 85.2`; 
  
    languages = []; 
  
    initLanguages() { 
        this.languages = []; 
        this.name = w(this.name); 
        this.num = w(this.num); 
        for (let i = 0; i < this.name.length; i++) { 
            let obj = new Object(); 
            obj['name'] = classify(this.name[i]); 
            obj['num'] = this.num[i]; 
            this.languages.pushObject(obj); 
        } 
    } 
  
    model() { 
        this.initLanguages(); 
        this.languages = this.languages.sortBy('name'); 
        return this.languages; 
    } 
}

app/template/languages.js

HTML

{{page-title "Languages"}} 
<h2>Most Spoken Languages in the World</h2> 
<table style="border: 2px solid black;padding: 30px;"> 
    <tr> 
        <th>Language</th> 
        <th>Native Speakers (millions)</th> 
      </tr> 
      {{#each @model as |language|}} 
    <tr> 
        <td>{{language.name}}</td> 
          <td>{{language.num}}</td> 
    </tr> 
    {{/each}} 
</table> 
{{outlet}}

Output: Visit localhost:4200/languages to view the output

Example 2: Type the following code to generate the route for this example:

ember generate route richest-people

app/routes/richest-people.js

Javascript

import Route from '@ember/routing/route'; 
import { sortBy } from '@ember/array'; 
  
export default class RichestPeopleRoute extends Route { 
    richestPeople = [ 
        { 'name': 'mukesh ambani', 'net-worth': 90.7 }, 
        { 'name': 'jeff Bezos', 'net-worth': 148.1 }, 
        { 'name': 'Warren Buffet', 'net-worth': 99.3 }, 
        { 'name': 'Bill gates', 'net-worth': 104.7 }, 
        { 'name': 'elon Musk', 'net-worth': 253.4 }, 
        { 'name': 'gautam adani and family', 'net-worth': 115.8 }, 
        { 'name': 'Larry Page', 'net-worth': 93.4 }, 
        { 'name': 'larryEllison', 'net-worth': 103.3 }, 
        { 'name': 'sergeyBrin', 'net-worth': 89.9 }, 
        { 'name': 'bernard Arnault and family', 'net-worth': 157.1 }, 
    ]; 
    model() { 
        this.richestPeople = this.richestPeople.sortBy('net-worth'); 
        return this.richestPeople; 
    } 
}

app/template/richest-people.hbs

HTML

{{page-title "Richest People"}} 
<h2>Top 10 Richest Person in the World</h2> 
<table style="border: 2px solid black;padding: 30px;"> 
    <tr> 
        <th>Name</th> 
        <th>Net Worth (in Billion Dollars)</th> 
      </tr> 
      {{#each @model as |person|}} 
    <tr> 
        <td>{{person.name}}</td> 
          <td>{{person.net-worth}}</td> 
        </tr> 
      {{/each}} 
</table> 
{{outlet}}