How to sort an array in a unique order

Question

Given an array:

var myList = [ \'Normal\', \'Urgent\', \'Alert\', \'Casual\', \'Follow up\' ];

I want to output this list in say, a dropdown. I

Answer 1

You could use filter to get the special values, sort the rest, and concatenate the parts:

var myList = [ 'Normal', 'Urgent', 'Alert', 'Casual', 'Follow up' ];

myList = myList.filter( v => v === 'Urgent' ).concat(
            myList.filter( v => v === 'Alert' ),
            myList.filter( v => !['Alert','Urgent'].includes(v) ).sort());

console.log(myList);