Javascript - sort array based on another array

Question

Is it possible to sort and rearrange an array that looks like this:

itemsArray = [ 
    [\'Anne\', \'a\'],
    [\'Bob\', \'b\'],
    [\'Henry\', \'b\'],
             


        

Answer 1

One Line answer.

itemsArray.sort(function(a, b){  
  return sortingArr.indexOf(a) - sortingArr.indexOf(b);
});