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

var sortedArray = [];
for(var i=0; i < sortingArr.length; i++) {
    var found = false;
    for(var j=0; j < itemsArray.length && !found; j++) {
        if(itemsArray[j][1] == sortingArr[i]) {
            sortedArray.push(itemsArray[j]);
            itemsArray.splice(j,1);
            found = true;
        }
    }
}

http://jsfiddle.net/s7b2P/

Resulting order: Bob,Jason,Henry,Thomas,Anne,Andrew