How to sort entries array (from Vasya)

[Chris H]

I was trying to sort the entries array using standard JavaScript code:

var entries = lib().entries();
entries.sort(function(a,b){return b.field("Miles") - a.field("Miles")});

But unexpectedly this gave a Java (not Script!) error message:

org.mozilla.javascript.EvaluatorException: Cannot convert function to interface java.util.Comparator since it contains methods with different names

I reported this as a bug to Vasya, but he provided a solution (or work-around) :

comparator = { compare: function(a,b) {  return b.field("Miles") - a.field("Miles") ;  }}

entries.sort(comparator);

So I fixed my original code like so:

var entries = lib().entries();
entries.sort({compare:function(a,b){return b.field("Miles") - a.field("Miles")}});

Hopefully others may find this trick useful!

[Bill Crews]

In case no one else does, THANKS! It's great to keep the forum alive with information from everyone.