JAVASCRIPT

sort array of object by another value array in javascript

var sortOrder = [2,3,1,4],
    items     = [{id: 1}, {id: 2}, {id: 3}, {id: 4}];

items.sort(function (a, b) {
  return sortOrder.indexOf(a.id) - sortOrder.indexOf(b.id);
});

sort array of objects based on another array javascript

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