1function sortObjectByKeys(o) {
2    return Object.keys(o).sort().reduce((r, k) => (r[k] = o[k], r), {});
3}
4var unsorted = {"c":"crane","b":"boy","a":"ant"};
5var sorted=sortObjectByKeys(unsorted); //{a: "ant", b: "boy", c: "crane"}

1arr.sort((x, y) => x.distance - y.distance);

1myArray.sort(function(a, b) {
2    return a.distance - b.distance;
3});
4

1/**
2 * Function to sort alphabetically an array of objects by some specific key.
3 * 
4 * @param {String} property Key of the object to sort.
5 */
6function dynamicSort(property) {
7    var sortOrder = 1;
8
9    if(property[0] === "-") {
10        sortOrder = -1;
11        property = property.substr(1);
12    }
13
14    return function (a,b) {
15        if(sortOrder == -1){
16            return b[property].localeCompare(a[property]);
17        }else{
18            return a[property].localeCompare(b[property]);
19        }        
20    }
21}