how to sort strings in javascript numerically

Question

I would like to sort an array of strings (in javascript) such that groups of digits within the strings are compared as integers not strings. I am not worried about signed or fl

Answer 1

I needed a way to take a mixed string and create a string that could be sorted elsewhere, so that numbers sorted numerically and letters alphabetically. Based on answers above I created the following, which pads out all numbers in a way I can understand, wherever they appear in the string.

function padAllNumbers(strIn) {
    // Used to create mixed strings that sort numerically as well as non-numerically
    var patternDigits = /(\d+)/g; // This recognises digit/non-digit boundaries
    var astrIn = strIn.split( patternDigits ); // we create an array of alternating digit/non-digit groups

    var result = "";

    for (var i=0;i