Sorted arrays

# Xavier MONTILLET (14 years ago)

I think it would be useful to have sort store somewhere in the array how it was sorted if it was and a new method append that would insert an item so that the array is still sorted.

Here's how it could be implemented in ES 5 (you would use Object.defineProperty to make methods non enumerable): jsfiddle.net/xavierm02/exwtg

Hi,

I think it would be useful to have sort store somewhere in the array
how it was sorted if it was and a new method append that would insert
an item so that the array is still sorted.

Here's how it could be implemented in ES 5 (you would use
Object.defineProperty to make methods non enumerable):
http://jsfiddle.net/xavierm02/exwtg/

# Axel Rauschmayer (14 years ago)

That sounds like you’d want a different data structure: a sorted set. Or a sorted multi-set.

I’d rather write a new constructor than extend Array. You’d also be able to search for elements faster (binary search).

That sounds like you’d want a different data structure: a sorted set. Or a sorted multi-set.

I’d rather write a new constructor than extend Array. You’d also be able to search for elements faster (binary search).

On Dec 30, 2011, at 15:46 , Xavier MONTILLET wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I think it would be useful to have sort store somewhere in the array
> how it was sorted if it was and a new method append that would insert
> an item so that the array is still sorted.
> 
> Here's how it could be implemented in ES 5 (you would use
> Object.defineProperty to make methods non enumerable):
> http://jsfiddle.net/xavierm02/exwtg/
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