# Sorting array values

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorting-array-values/48532>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [17 July 2021 17:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorting-array-values/48532 "2021-07-17T17:35:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Duncan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@Duncan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Duncan)\
**Post date:** [1 September 2021 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorting-array-values/48532/21 "2021-09-01T16:40:54Z")

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Thanks for your reply. No, the " index" value must be a counter from highest to lowest number. 4, 3, 2, 1 and follow the order of the highest to lowest value.

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**Author:** ![UnborN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4491bb/32.png) [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)\
**Post date:** [1 September 2021 16:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorting-array-values/48532/22 "2021-09-01T16:49:09Z")

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i see.  
maybe after the .sort do another .map to add the count ?  
`myArray.map( (el, index) => el.count = myArray.length - index)`

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**Author:** ![Duncan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@Duncan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Duncan)\
**Post date:** [1 September 2021 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorting-array-values/48532/23 "2021-09-01T19:47:51Z")

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> [@UnborN](#):
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> myArray.map( (el, index) =\> el.count = myArray.length - index)

great thanks!!! works

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [15 September 2021 19:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sorting-array-values/48532/24 "2021-09-15T19:48:00Z")

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