JavaScript Mastery from Zero to Hero - Prepare for Coding Interviews - What Is the Sort Method in JavaScript

The video tutorial covers sorting and ordering numbers using arrays in JavaScript. It introduces the sort method, explaining its default ascending order and how it converts elements to strings for sorting. The tutorial also discusses the use of Unicode in sorting and demonstrates the implementation of arrow functions for custom sorting criteria. A practical example is provided to illustrate the concepts.

What is the primary focus of the initial setup in the course template?

• Creating a new JavaScript file

• Adding a title for sorting numbers

• Writing a sorting algorithm

• Learning about arrays

What is the default sorting order of the sort method in JavaScript?

• Ascending

• Descending

• Random

• Alphabetical

How does the sort method in JavaScript handle numbers by default?

• By their binary value

• By their string representation

• By their numerical value

• By their hexadecimal value

What is the purpose of using arrow functions in the sort method?

• To increase performance

• To simplify syntax

• To handle asynchronous operations

• To provide a compare function

In the compare function, what is returned if two elements are equal?

• 1

• 2

• 0

• -1